1978 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Arkansas v. Sanders
442 U.S. 753 · 99 S. Ct. 2586 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 6
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 77-1497
- U.S. Reports
- 442 U.S. 753
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 2586
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 6
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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