1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Bullington v. Missouri
451 U.S. 430 · 101 S. Ct. 1852 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 94
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 79-6740
- U.S. Reports
- 451 U.S. 430
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1852
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 94
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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