1983 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Strickland, Superintendent, Florida State Prison, et al. v. Washington
466 U.S. 668 · 104 S. Ct. 2052 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 79
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 82-1554
- U.S. Reports
- 466 U.S. 668
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 2052
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 79
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Regular concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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