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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood et al.

464 U.S. 548 · 104 S. Ct. 845 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 22

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
82-958
U.S. Reports
464 U.S. 548
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 845
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 22

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwood et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence

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