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1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3

United States v. Henry

447 U.S. 264 · 100 S. Ct. 2183 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 111

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
79-121
U.S. Reports
447 U.S. 264
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 2183
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 111

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Henry.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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