Turner v. Murray
476 U.S. 28 · Decided April 30, 1986 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Turner v. Murray was decided on April 30, 1986 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Extra-legal jury influences, voir dire” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 476 U.S. 28 · 106 S. Ct. 1683 · 90 L. Ed. 2d 27 · 1986 U.S. LEXIS 148
- Docket number
- 84-6646
- Decided
- April 30, 1986
- Argued
- December 12, 1985
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Extra-legal jury influences, voir dire
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Sixth Amendment (other provisions)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Turner v. Murray, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections
SCDB identifiers: case 1985-076, docket 1985-076-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Extra-legal jury influences, voir dire”
- Holland v. Illinois
- Rosales-Lopez v. United States
- Dawud Majid Mu'min v. Virginia
- Ristaino v. Ross
- Ham v. South Carolina
- Michael Rivera v. Illinois
Cases on the same legal provision: Sixth Amendment (other provisions)
- Lockhart v. McCree
- Holbrook v. Flynn
- Gray v. Mississippi
- Patton v. Yount
- Waller v. Georgia
- Hildwin v. Florida
Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)
- Delaware v. Fensterer
- Lanier v. South Carolina
- Pennsylvania v. Goldhammer
- Hill v. Lockhart
- Heath v. Alabama
- Miller v. Fenton
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error