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1976 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Gardner v. Florida

430 U.S. 349 · 97 S. Ct. 1197 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 62

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
74-6593
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 349
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1197
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 62

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 5 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gardner v. Florida.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensJudgment of the Court
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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