1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Harlin v. Missouri
439 U.S. 459 · 99 S. Ct. 709 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 53
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 77-6062
- U.S. Reports
- 439 U.S. 459
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 709
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 53
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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