1983 term · Burger Court · 7-1
James v. Kentucky
466 U.S. 341 · 104 S. Ct. 1830 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 61
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 82-6840
- U.S. Reports
- 466 U.S. 341
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 1830
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 61
How the bench divided
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M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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