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1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Thompson v. United States

444 U.S. 248 · 100 S. Ct. 512 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 62

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
79-5180
U.S. Reports
444 U.S. 248
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 512
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 62

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Thompson v. United States.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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