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1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2

Barrett v. United States

423 U.S. 212 · 96 S. Ct. 498 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 37

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
74-5566
U.S. Reports
423 U.S. 212
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 498
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 37

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Barrett v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensUnknown

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