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1984 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Tennessee v. Street

471 U.S. 409 · 105 S. Ct. 2078 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 9

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
83-2143
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 409
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2078
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 9

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Tennessee v. Street.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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