1985 term · Burger Court · 5-4
Allen v. Illinois
478 U.S. 364 · 106 S. Ct. 2988 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 130
The record
- Term
- 1985
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 85-5404
- U.S. Reports
- 478 U.S. 364
- S. Ct. citation
- 106 S. Ct. 2988
- LEXIS citation
- 1986 U.S. LEXIS 130
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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