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1976 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Darden v. Florida

430 U.S. 704 · 97 S. Ct. 1671 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 2187

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
76-5382
U.S. Reports
430 U.S. 704
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1671
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 2187

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Darden v. Florida.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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