1984 term · Burger Court · 8-1
Ake v. Oklahoma
470 U.S. 68 · 105 S. Ct. 1087 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 52
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 83-5424
- U.S. Reports
- 470 U.S. 68
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 1087
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 52
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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