1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3
United States v. Donovan et al.
429 U.S. 413 · 97 S. Ct. 658 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 75-212
- U.S. Reports
- 429 U.S. 413
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 658
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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