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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Connecticut v. Barrett

479 U.S. 523 · 107 S. Ct. 828 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 419

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
85-899
U.S. Reports
479 U.S. 523
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 828
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 419

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Connecticut v. Barrett.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallJurisdictional dissent
John Paul StevensJurisdictional dissent

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