1978 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Jackson v. Virginia et al.
443 U.S. 307 · 99 S. Ct. 2781 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 10
The record
- Term
- 1978
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-5283
- U.S. Reports
- 443 U.S. 307
- S. Ct. citation
- 99 S. Ct. 2781
- LEXIS citation
- 1979 U.S. LEXIS 10
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCC?
M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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