1983 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Nix, Warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary v. Williams
467 U.S. 431 · 104 S. Ct. 2501 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 101
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 82-1651
- U.S. Reports
- 467 U.S. 431
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 2501
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 101
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Byron White | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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