United States v. Santana et al.
Decided June 24, 1976. William Hubbs Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 75-19 · 427 U.S. 38 (1976) · Cited 1,382 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 4
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Warren Earl Burger
Concurring · 3
- Byron Raymond White · filed a concurring opinion
- John Paul Stevens · filed a concurring opinion
- Potter Stewart
Dissenting · 2
- Thurgood Marshall · 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.
- United States v. Watson · 423 U.S. 411 (1976)
- Coolidge v. New Hampshire · 403 U.S. 443 (1971)
- Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden · 387 U.S. 294 (1967)
- Vale v. Louisiana · 399 U.S. 30 (1970)
- Katz v. United States · 389 U.S. 347 (1967)
- Chimel v. California · 395 U.S. 752 (1969)
- Hester v. United States · 265 U.S. 57 (1924)
- Roe v. Wade · 410 U.S. 113 (1973)
- Furman v. Georgia · 408 U.S. 238 (1972)
- Gerstein v. Pugh · 420 U.S. 103 (1975)
- Johnson v. United States · 333 U.S. 10 (1948)
- Reynolds v. Sims · 377 U.S. 533 (1964)
- United States v. Robinson · 414 U.S. 218 (1973)
- Hoffa v. United States · 385 U.S. 293 (1966)
- United States v. Rabinowitz · 339 U.S. 56 (1950)
- Abel v. United States · 362 U.S. 217 (1960)
- Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New York · 397 U.S. 664 (1970)
- Almeida-Sanchez v. United States · 413 U.S. 266 (1973)
- Jones v. United States · 357 U.S. 493 (1958)
- United States v. Lefkowitz · 285 U.S. 452 (1932)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Lange v. California · 594 U.S. 295 (2021)
- Stanton v. Sims · 571 U.S. 3 (2013)
- Missouri v. McNeely · 569 U.S. 141 (2013)
- Mitchell v. Wisconsin · 588 U.S. 840 (2019)
- Welsh v. Wisconsin · 466 U.S. 740 (1984)
- Illinois v. McArthur · 531 U.S. 326 (2001)
- Payton v. New York · 445 U.S. 573 (1980)
- Delaware v. Prouse · 440 U.S. 648 (1979)
- Brigham City v. Stuart · 547 U.S. 398 (2006)
- United States v. Martinez-Fuerte · 428 U.S. 543 (1976)
- Steagald v. United States · 451 U.S. 204 (1981)
- Segura v. United States · 468 U.S. 796 (1984)
- Kentucky v. King · 563 U.S. 452 (2011)
- United States v. Ramsey · 431 U.S. 606 (1977)
- Caniglia v. Strom · 593 U.S. 194 (2021)
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