1982 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Wyrick, Warden, Missouri State Penitentiary v. Fields
459 U.S. 42 · 103 S. Ct. 394 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 165
The record
- Term
- 1982
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 82-158
- U.S. Reports
- 459 U.S. 42
- S. Ct. citation
- 103 S. Ct. 394
- LEXIS citation
- 1982 U.S. LEXIS 165
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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