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1976 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Lee v. United States

432 U.S. 23 · 97 S. Ct. 2141 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 111

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-5187
U.S. Reports
432 U.S. 23
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 2141
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 111

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lee v. United States.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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