1975 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Gregg v. Georgia
428 U.S. 153 · 96 S. Ct. 2909 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 82
The record
- Term
- 1975
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 74-6257
- U.S. Reports
- 428 U.S. 153
- S. Ct. citation
- 96 S. Ct. 2909
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 82
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCDD
M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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