United States v. Goodwin
Decided June 18, 1982. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 80-2195 · 457 U.S. 368 (1982) · Cited 1,581 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- John Paul Stevens · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 1
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · 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.
- Bordenkircher v. Hayes · 434 U.S. 357 (1978)
- Blackledge v. Perry · 417 U.S. 21 (1974)
- North Carolina v. Pearce · 395 U.S. 711 (1969)
- Colten v. Kentucky · 407 U.S. 104 (1972)
- Chaffin v. Stynchcombe · 412 U.S. 17 (1973)
- Parker v. North Carolina · 397 U.S. 790 (1970)
- Oyler v. Boles · 368 U.S. 448 (1962)
- Patton v. United States · 281 U.S. 276 (1930)
- Diaz v. United States · 223 U.S. 442 (1912)
- Singer v. United States · 380 U.S. 24 (1965)
- District of Columbia v. Colts · 282 U.S. 63 (1930)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Wasman v. United States · 468 U.S. 559 (1984)
- Thigpen v. Roberts · 468 U.S. 27 (1984)
- Alabama v. Smith · 490 U.S. 794 (1989)
- Town of Newton v. Rumery · 480 U.S. 386 (1987)
- Wayte v. United States · 470 U.S. 598 (1985)
- Texas v. McCullough · 475 U.S. 134 (1986)
- McCleskey v. Kemp · 481 U.S. 279 (1987)
- United States v. Armstrong · 517 U.S. 456 (1996)
- Ball v. United States · 470 U.S. 856 (1985)
- Mabry v. Johnson · 467 U.S. 504 (1984)
- United States v. Hollywood Motor Car Co. · 458 U.S. 263 (1982)
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