1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Torres v. Puerto RICO
442 U.S. 465 · 99 S. Ct. 2425 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 111
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 77-1609
- U.S. Reports
- 442 U.S. 465
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 2425
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 111
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
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