1984 term · Burger Court · 7-2
Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections v. Witt
469 U.S. 412 · 105 S. Ct. 844 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 43
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 83-1427
- U.S. Reports
- 469 U.S. 412
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 844
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 43
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
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