1978 term · Burger Court · 5-3
Smith v. Maryland
442 U.S. 735 · 99 S. Ct. 2577 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 134
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-5374
- U.S. Reports
- 442 U.S. 735
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 2577
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 134
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDD?
M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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