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1983 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Michigan v. Clifford et al.

464 U.S. 287 · 104 S. Ct. 641 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 14

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-357
U.S. Reports
464 U.S. 287
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 641
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 14

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michigan v. Clifford et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellJudgment of the Court
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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