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1984 term · Burger Court · 5-3

Garrett v. United States

471 U.S. 773 · 105 S. Ct. 2407 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 25

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83-1842
U.S. Reports
471 U.S. 773
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 2407
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 25

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Garrett v. United States.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Lewis F. PowellUnknown

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