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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

United States v. Johnson

457 U.S. 537 · 102 S. Ct. 2579 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 134

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
80-1608
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 537
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2579
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 134

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Johnson.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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