1974 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Gerstein v. Pugh et al.
420 U.S. 103 · 95 S. Ct. 854 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 29
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 73-477
- U.S. Reports
- 420 U.S. 103
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 854
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 29
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Special concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
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