1983 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Thigpen, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections, et al. v. Roberts
468 U.S. 27 · 104 S. Ct. 2916 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 127
The record
- Term
- 1983
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 82-1330
- U.S. Reports
- 468 U.S. 27
- S. Ct. citation
- 104 S. Ct. 2916
- LEXIS citation
- 1984 U.S. LEXIS 127
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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