1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Welsh v. Wisconsin
466 U.S. 740 · 104 S. Ct. 2091 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 82
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 82-5466
- U.S. Reports
- 466 U.S. 740
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 2091
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 82
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Warren E. Burger | Jurisdictional dissent |
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