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1981 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Zant, Warden v. Stephens

456 U.S. 410 · 102 S. Ct. 1856 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 101

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Certification
Docket
81-89
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 410
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 1856
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 101

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

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

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