1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Rakas et al. v. Illinois
439 U.S. 128 · 99 S. Ct. 421 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 2452
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-5781
- U.S. Reports
- 439 U.S. 128
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 421
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 2452
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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