1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0
United States v. Cortez et al.
449 U.S. 411 · 101 S. Ct. 690 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 58
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 79-404
- U.S. Reports
- 449 U.S. 411
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 690
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 58
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
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