1979 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Rawlings v. Kentucky
448 U.S. 98 · 100 S. Ct. 2556 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 142
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-5146
- U.S. Reports
- 448 U.S. 98
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2556
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 142
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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