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1985 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Rose, Warden v. Clark

478 U.S. 570 · 106 S. Ct. 3101 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 135

The record

Term
1985
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
84-1974
U.S. Reports
478 U.S. 570
S. Ct. citation
106 S. Ct. 3101
LEXIS citation
1986 U.S. LEXIS 135

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rose, Warden v. Clark.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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