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1983 term · Burger Court · 9-0

United States v. Cronic

466 U.S. 648 · 104 S. Ct. 2039 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 78

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
82-660
U.S. Reports
466 U.S. 648
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 2039
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 78

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Cronic.
JusticeVote
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence

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