1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3
United States v. Ramsey et al.
431 U.S. 606 · 97 S. Ct. 1972 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 101
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-167
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 606
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 1972
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 101
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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