1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Swain, Reformatory Superintendent v. Pressley
430 U.S. 372 · 97 S. Ct. 1224 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 63
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 75-811
- U.S. Reports
- 430 U.S. 372
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1224
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 63
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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