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1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Payton v. New York

445 U.S. 573 · 100 S. Ct. 1371 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 13

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
78-5420
U.S. Reports
445 U.S. 573
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 1371
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 13

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Payton v. New York.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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