1977 term · Burger Court · 5-4
United States v. Sotelo et ux.
436 U.S. 268 · 98 S. Ct. 1795 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 9
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 76-1800
- U.S. Reports
- 436 U.S. 268
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 1795
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 9
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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