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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Duckworth, Warden v. Serrano

454 U.S. 1 · 102 S. Ct. 18 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 139

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-2041
U.S. Reports
454 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 18
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 139

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Duckworth, Warden v. Serrano.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent

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