1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Abney et al. v. United States
431 U.S. 651 · 97 S. Ct. 2034 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 103
The record
- Term
- 1976
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 75-6521
- U.S. Reports
- 431 U.S. 651
- S. Ct. citation
- 97 S. Ct. 2034
- LEXIS citation
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 103
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
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