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1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Oliver v. United States

466 U.S. 170 · 104 S. Ct. 1735 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 55

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
82-15
U.S. Reports
466 U.S. 170
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1735
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 55

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Oliver v. United States.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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