1980 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Carter v. Kentucky
450 U.S. 288 · 101 S. Ct. 1112 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 77
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 80-5060
- U.S. Reports
- 450 U.S. 288
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1112
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 77
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCD
M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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