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1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Missouri v. Hunter

459 U.S. 359 · 103 S. Ct. 673 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 126

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
81-1214
U.S. Reports
459 U.S. 359
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 673
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 126

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Missouri v. Hunter.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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