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1984 term · Burger Court · 4-4

Fugate v. New Mexico

470 U.S. 904 · 105 S. Ct. 1858 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 1525

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-6663
U.S. Reports
470 U.S. 904
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 1858
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 1525

How the bench divided

8 not participating? 1 no vote recorded

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in Fugate v. New Mexico.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerNo participation
William J. BrennanNo participation
Byron WhiteNo participation
Thurgood MarshallNo participation
Harry BlackmunNo participation
William RehnquistNo participation
John Paul StevensNo participation
Sandra Day O'ConnorNo participation
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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