1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections v. McCree
476 U.S. 162 · 106 S. Ct. 1758 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 153
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 84-1865
- U.S. Reports
- 476 U.S. 162
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 1758
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 153
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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