1978 term · Burger Court · 4-4
Massachusetts v. White
439 U.S. 280 · 99 S. Ct. 712 · 1978 U.S. LEXIS 2454
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 4-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-1388
- U.S. Reports
- 439 U.S. 280
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 712
- LEXIS citation
- 1978 U.S. LEXIS 2454
How the bench divided
––––––––?
– 8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | No participation |
| William J. Brennan | No participation |
| Potter Stewart | No participation |
| Byron White | No participation |
| Thurgood Marshall | No participation |
| Harry Blackmun | No participation |
| William Rehnquist | No participation |
| John Paul Stevens | No participation |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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