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1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Dobbert v. Florida

432 U.S. 282 · 97 S. Ct. 2290 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 122

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-5306
U.S. Reports
432 U.S. 282
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 2290
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 122

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

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

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