1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4
United States v. Mendenhall
446 U.S. 544 · 100 S. Ct. 1870 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 102
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 78-1821
- U.S. Reports
- 446 U.S. 544
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 1870
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 102
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Judgment of the Court |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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