1978 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Fare, Acting Chief Probation Officer v. Michael C.
442 U.S. 707 · 99 S. Ct. 2560 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 133
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 78-334
- U.S. Reports
- 442 U.S. 707
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 2560
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 133
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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