1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0
Ball v. United States
470 U.S. 856 · 105 S. Ct. 1668 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 79
The record
- Term
- 1984
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 84-5004
- U.S. Reports
- 470 U.S. 856
- S. Ct. citation
- 105 S. Ct. 1668
- LEXIS citation
- 1985 U.S. LEXIS 79
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC?
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Unknown |
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