1985 term · Burger Court · 9-0
New Mexico v. Earnest
477 U.S. 648 · 106 S. Ct. 2734 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 73
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 85-162
- U.S. Reports
- 477 U.S. 648
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2734
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 73
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCCC
M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Regular concurrence |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
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