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1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Poland v. Arizona

476 U.S. 147 · 106 S. Ct. 1749 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 152

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
85-5023
U.S. Reports
476 U.S. 147
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 1749
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 152

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Poland v. Arizona.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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