1977 term · Burger Court · 7-1
Bell v. Ohio
438 U.S. 637 · 98 S. Ct. 2977 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 134
The record
- Term
- 1977
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 76-6513
- U.S. Reports
- 438 U.S. 637
- S. Ct. citation
- 98 S. Ct. 2977
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 134
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCD?
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Judgment of the Court |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Unknown |
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