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1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Delaware v. Prouse

440 U.S. 648 · 99 S. Ct. 1391 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 80

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-1571
U.S. Reports
440 U.S. 648
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 1391
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 80

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Delaware v. Prouse.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent

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