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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Eddings v. Oklahoma

455 U.S. 104 · 102 S. Ct. 869 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 15

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-5727
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 104
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 869
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 15

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Eddings v. Oklahoma.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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