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1981 term · Burger Court · 8-1

McElroy v. United States

455 U.S. 642 · 102 S. Ct. 1332 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 1197

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-6680
U.S. Reports
455 U.S. 642
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1332
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 1197

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in McElroy v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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