1979 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Cuyler, Correctional Superintendent, et al. v. Sullivan
446 U.S. 335 · 100 S. Ct. 1708 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 96
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 78-1832
- U.S. Reports
- 446 U.S. 335
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1708
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 96
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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