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1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Vincent v. Texas

449 U.S. 199 · 101 S. Ct. 632 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 159

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
79-5962
U.S. Reports
449 U.S. 199
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 632
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 159

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Vincent v. Texas.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence

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