1973 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Donnelly v. Dechristoforo
416 U.S. 637 · 94 S. Ct. 1868 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 138
The record
- Term
- 1973
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 72-1570
- U.S. Reports
- 416 U.S. 637
- S. Ct. citation
- 94 S. Ct. 1868
- LEXIS citation
- 1974 U.S. LEXIS 138
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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