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1975 term · Burger Court · 5-4

South Dakota v. Opperman

428 U.S. 364 · 96 S. Ct. 3092 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 15

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
75-76
U.S. Reports
428 U.S. 364
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 3092
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 15

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in South Dakota v. Opperman.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent

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