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1979 term · Burger Court · 6-2

United States v. Bailey et al.

444 U.S. 394 · 100 S. Ct. 624 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 69

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
78-990
U.S. Reports
444 U.S. 394
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 624
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 69

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Bailey et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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