1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3
Allen v. Hardy et al.
478 U.S. 255 · 106 S. Ct. 2878 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 126
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
- 85-6593
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 255
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2878
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 126
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Jurisdictional dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Jurisdictional dissent |
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