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1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Alabama v. Evans

461 U.S. 230 · 103 S. Ct. 1736 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 155

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
Docket
A-858
U.S. Reports
461 U.S. 230
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 1736
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 155

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Alabama v. Evans.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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