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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Boag v. Macdougall, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections

454 U.S. 364 · 102 S. Ct. 700 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 56

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-6845
U.S. Reports
454 U.S. 364
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 700
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 56

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Boag v. Macdougall, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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