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1977 term · Burger Court · 7-1

Michigan v. Tyler et al.

436 U.S. 499 · 98 S. Ct. 1942 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 97

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-1608
U.S. Reports
436 U.S. 499
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 1942
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 97

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Michigan v. Tyler et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown

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