1976 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Brewer, Warden v. Williams
430 U.S. 387 · 97 S. Ct. 1232 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 64
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 74-1263
- U.S. Reports
- 430 U.S. 387
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1232
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 64
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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