1975 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Beckwith v. United States
425 U.S. 341 · 96 S. Ct. 1612 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 147
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 74-1243
- U.S. Reports
- 425 U.S. 341
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 1612
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 147
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCD?
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Unknown |
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