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1982 term · Burger Court · 5-4

California v. Ramos

463 U.S. 992 · 103 S. Ct. 3446 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 112

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
81-1893
U.S. Reports
463 U.S. 992
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 3446
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 112

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in California v. Ramos.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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