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1982 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Bell v. United States

462 U.S. 356 · 103 S. Ct. 2398 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 59

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-5119
U.S. Reports
462 U.S. 356
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 2398
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 59

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

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

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