1974 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Wood et al. v. Strickland et al.
420 U.S. 308 · 95 S. Ct. 992 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 37
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 73-1285
- U.S. Reports
- 420 U.S. 308
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 992
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 37
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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