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1983 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Koehler, Warden v. Engle

466 U.S. 1 · 104 S. Ct. 1673 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 48

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-1
U.S. Reports
466 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1673
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 48

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Koehler, Warden v. Engle.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
Lewis F. PowellNo participation
William RehnquistNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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