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1981 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Oregon v. Kennedy

456 U.S. 667 · 102 S. Ct. 2083 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 111

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
80-1991
U.S. Reports
456 U.S. 667
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2083
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 111

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in Oregon v. Kennedy.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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