1983 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Sullivan v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
464 U.S. 109 · 104 S. Ct. 450 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 121
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- A-409
- U.S. Reports
- 464 U.S. 109
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 450
- LEXIS citation
- 1983 U.S. LEXIS 121
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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