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1978 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Corbitt v. New Jersey

439 U.S. 212 · 99 S. Ct. 492 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 144

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-5903
U.S. Reports
439 U.S. 212
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 492
LEXIS citation
1978 U.S. LEXIS 144

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Corbitt v. New Jersey.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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