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1976 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Scarborough v. United States

431 U.S. 563 · 97 S. Ct. 1963 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 2230

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-1344
U.S. Reports
431 U.S. 563
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 1963
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 2230

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Scarborough v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistUnknown

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