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1974 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Murphy v. Florida

421 U.S. 794 · 95 S. Ct. 2031 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 72

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74-5116
U.S. Reports
421 U.S. 794
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 2031
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 72

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Murphy v. Florida.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent

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