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1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Hill v. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction

474 U.S. 52 · 106 S. Ct. 366 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 141

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-1103
U.S. Reports
474 U.S. 52
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 366
LEXIS citation
1985 U.S. LEXIS 141

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Hill v. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence

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