1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Davis v. Georgia
429 U.S. 122 · 97 S. Ct. 399 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 177
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-5403
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 122
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 399
- LEXIS citation
- 1976 U.S. LEXIS 177
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Jurisdictional dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Jurisdictional dissent |
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