1977 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Simpson v. United States
435 U.S. 6 · 98 S. Ct. 909 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 63
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-5796
- U.S. Reports
- 435 U.S. 6
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 909
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 63
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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