1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Beck v. Alabama
447 U.S. 625 · 100 S. Ct. 2382 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 134
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 78-6621
- U.S. Reports
- 447 U.S. 625
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2382
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 134
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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