1974 term · Burger Court · 6-3
United States v. Wilson et al.
421 U.S. 309 · 95 S. Ct. 1802 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 61
The record
- Term
- 1974
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 73-1162
- U.S. Reports
- 421 U.S. 309
- S. Ct. citation
- 95 S. Ct. 1802
- LEXIS citation
- 1975 U.S. LEXIS 61
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| William O. Douglas | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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