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1974 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. Ortiz

422 U.S. 891 · 95 S. Ct. 2585 · 1975 U.S. LEXIS 146

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-2050
U.S. Reports
422 U.S. 891
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 2585
LEXIS citation
1975 U.S. LEXIS 146

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Ortiz.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence

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