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1983 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Pulley, Warden v. Harris

465 U.S. 37 · 104 S. Ct. 871 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 3

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
82-1095
U.S. Reports
465 U.S. 37
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 871
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 3

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pulley, Warden v. Harris.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent

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