1981 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Engle, Correctional Superintendent v. Isaac
456 U.S. 107 · 102 S. Ct. 1558 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 94
The record
- Term
- 1981
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 80-1430
- U.S. Reports
- 456 U.S. 107
- S. Ct. citation
- 102 S. Ct. 1558
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 94
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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