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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 4-3

Murray v. United States

487 U.S. 533 · 108 S. Ct. 2529 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2881

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
4-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
86-995
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 533
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2529
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2881

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityD 3 dissenting? 2 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Murray v. United States.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
William J. BrennanUnknown
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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