Moody v. Daggett
Decided November 15, 1976. Warren Earl Burger delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 74-6632 · 429 U.S. 78 (1976) · Cited 1,394 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Warren Earl Burger · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Potter Stewart
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
“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.
- Morrissey v. Brewer · 408 U.S. 471 (1972)
- Klopfer v. North Carolina · 386 U.S. 213 (1967)
- Smith v. Hooey · 393 U.S. 374 (1969)
- Dent v. West Virginia · 129 U.S. 114 (1889)
- Pollard v. United States · 352 U.S. 354 (1957)
- Strunk v. United States · 412 U.S. 434 (1973)
- Mathews v. Eldridge · 424 U.S. 319 (1976)
- Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
- Barker v. Wingo · 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
- United States v. Marion · 404 U.S. 307 (1971)
- Meachum v. Fano · 427 U.S. 215 (1976)
- Armstrong v. Manzo · 380 U.S. 545 (1965)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Carchman v. Nash · 473 U.S. 716 (1985)
- Hewitt v. Helms · 459 U.S. 460 (1983)
- United States v. Lovasco · 431 U.S. 783 (1977)
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex · 442 U.S. 1 (1979)
- Olim v. Wakinekona · 461 U.S. 238 (1983)
- Reno v. Koray · 515 U.S. 50 (1995)
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