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1977 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Mincey v. Arizona

437 U.S. 385 · 98 S. Ct. 2408 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 115

The record

Term
1977
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
77-5353
U.S. Reports
437 U.S. 385
S. Ct. citation
98 S. Ct. 2408
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 115

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

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

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