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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Hayes v. Florida

470 U.S. 811 · 105 S. Ct. 1643 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 1523

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
83-6766
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 811
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1643
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 1523

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Hayes v. Florida.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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