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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Luce v. United States

469 U.S. 38 · 105 S. Ct. 460 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 163

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-912
U.S. Reports
469 U.S. 38
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 460
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 163

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

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

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