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1984 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., Inc., et al.

473 U.S. 479 · 105 S. Ct. 3275 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 119

The record

Term
1984
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
84-648
U.S. Reports
473 U.S. 479
S. Ct. citation
105 S. Ct. 3275
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 119

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sedima, S.P.R.L. v. Imrex Co., Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent

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