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1976 term · Burger Court · 7-1

United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co. et al.

430 U.S. 564 · 97 S. Ct. 1349 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 70

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-120
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 564
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1349
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 70

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistUnknown

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