1978 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Green v. Georgia
442 U.S. 95 · 99 S. Ct. 2150 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 120
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 78-5944
- U.S. Reports
- 442 U.S. 95
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 2150
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 120
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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