BURCH et al. v. LOUISIANA (1979) - Ballotpedia

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BURCH et al. v. LOUISIANA

Term: 1978
Important Dates
Argued: February 22, 1979
Decided: April 17, 1979
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart

BURCH et al. v. LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1979. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 1979.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Louisiana
Citation: 441 U.S. 130
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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