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1974 term · Burger Court · 8-0

United States v. Nobles

422 U.S. 225 · 95 S. Ct. 2160 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 80

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
74-634
U.S. Reports
422 U.S. 225
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 2160
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 80

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Nobles.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasUnknown

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