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1976 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Harris v. Oklahoma

433 U.S. 682 · 97 S. Ct. 2912 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 150

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
76-5663
U.S. Reports
433 U.S. 682
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 2912
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 150

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Harris v. Oklahoma.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence

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