Apodaca et al. v. Oregon
Decided May 22, 1972. Byron Raymond White delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 69-5046 · 406 U.S. 404 (1972) · Cited 853 times
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How the Justices voted
Majority · 2
Plurality · 1
- Byron Raymond White · delivered the opinion of the Court
Concurring · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a concurring opinion
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Potter Stewart · filed a dissenting opinion
- Thurgood Marshall · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Williams v. Florida · 399 U.S. 78 (1970)
- Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
- In Re WINSHIP · 397 U.S. 358 (1970)
- Andres v. United States · 333 U.S. 740 (1948)
- Maxwell v. Dow · 176 U.S. 581 (1900)
- Swain v. Alabama · 380 U.S. 202 (1965)
- Strauder v. West Virginia · 100 U.S. 303 (1880)
- Patton v. United States · 281 U.S. 276 (1930)
- Norris v. Alabama · 294 U.S. 587 (1935)
- Smith v. Texas · 311 U.S. 128 (1941)
- Whitus v. Georgia · 385 U.S. 545 (1967)
- Cassell v. Texas · 339 U.S. 282 (1950)
- Thompson v. Utah · 170 U.S. 343 (1898)
- Akins v. Texas · 325 U.S. 398 (1945)
- American Publishing Co. v. Fisher · 166 U.S. 464 (1897)
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- Edwards v. Vannoy · 593 U.S. 255 (2021)
- McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
- Ludwig v. Massachusetts · 427 U.S. 618 (1976)
- Burch v. Louisiana · 441 U.S. 130 (1979)
- Ballew v. Georgia · 435 U.S. 223 (1978)
- Rita v. United States · 551 U.S. 338 (2007)
- Taylor v. Louisiana · 419 U.S. 522 (1975)
- Welch v. United States · 578 U.S. 120 (2016)
- Holland v. Illinois · 493 U.S. 474 (1990)
- Timbs v. Indiana · 586 U.S. 146 (2019)
- Colgrove v. Battin · 413 U.S. 149 (1973)
- Schad v. Arizona · 501 U.S. 624 (1991)
- Crist v. Bretz · 437 U.S. 28 (1978)
- United States v. Gaudin · 515 U.S. 506 (1995)
- Victor v. Nebraska · 511 U.S. 1 (1994)
- Spaziano v. Florida · 468 U.S. 447 (1984)
- McKoy v. North Carolina · 494 U.S. 433 (1990)
- Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization · 597 U.S. 215 (2022)
- Brown v. Louisiana · 447 U.S. 323 (1980)
- Michigan v. Payne · 412 U.S. 47 (1973)
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