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1979 term · Burger Court · 8-0

United States v. Crews

445 U.S. 463 · 100 S. Ct. 1244 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 1293

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
78-777
U.S. Reports
445 U.S. 463
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 1244
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 1293

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 5 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Crews.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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