1980 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Cuyler, Correctional Superintendent, et al. v. Adams
449 U.S. 433 · 101 S. Ct. 703 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 60
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 78-1841
- U.S. Reports
- 449 U.S. 433
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 703
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 60
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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