1979 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Hammett v. Texas
448 U.S. 725 · 100 S. Ct. 2905 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 150
The record
- Term
- 1979
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Stay/petition/motion granted
- Docket
- 79-5050
- U.S. Reports
- 448 U.S. 725
- S. Ct. citation
- 100 S. Ct. 2905
- LEXIS citation
- 1980 U.S. LEXIS 150
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Jurisdictional dissent |
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