1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary v. Stumes
465 U.S. 638 · 104 S. Ct. 1338 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 36
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 81-2149
- U.S. Reports
- 465 U.S. 638
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 1338
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 36
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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