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1976 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Hutto, Arkansas Department of Correction Commissioner v. Ross

429 U.S. 28 · 97 S. Ct. 202 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 170

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
75-1726
U.S. Reports
429 U.S. 28
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 202
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 170

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hutto, Arkansas Department of Correction Commissioner v. Ross.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent

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