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1977 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Crist, Warden, et al. v. Bretz et al.

437 U.S. 28 · 98 S. Ct. 2156 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 107

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
76-1200
U.S. Reports
437 U.S. 28
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 2156
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 107

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Crist, Warden, et al. v. Bretz et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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