1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Weaver v. Graham, Governor of Florida
450 U.S. 24 · 101 S. Ct. 960 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 67
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 79-5780
- U.S. Reports
- 450 U.S. 24
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 960
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 67
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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