1980 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Watkins v. Sowders, Warden
449 U.S. 341 · 101 S. Ct. 654 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 53
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-5949
- U.S. Reports
- 449 U.S. 341
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 654
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 53
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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