1980 term · Burger Court · 9-0
Estelle, Corrections Director v. Smith
451 U.S. 454 · 101 S. Ct. 1866 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 95
The record
- Term
- 1980
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 79-1127
- U.S. Reports
- 451 U.S. 454
- S. Ct. citation
- 101 S. Ct. 1866
- LEXIS citation
- 1981 U.S. LEXIS 95
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCCC
M 4 majorityC 5 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Potter Stewart | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
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