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1975 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Jurek v. Texas

428 U.S. 262 · 96 S. Ct. 2950 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 84

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
75-5394
U.S. Reports
428 U.S. 262
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2950
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 84

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jurek v. Texas.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensJudgment of the Court
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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