1975 term · Burger Court · 6-2
United States v. Watson
423 U.S. 411 · 96 S. Ct. 820 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 121
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 74-538
- U.S. Reports
- 423 U.S. 411
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 820
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 121
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Unknown |
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