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1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Michigan v. Jackson

475 U.S. 625 · 106 S. Ct. 1404 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 91

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
84-1531
U.S. Reports
475 U.S. 625
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1404
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 91

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michigan v. Jackson.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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