Marks v. United States

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Marks v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued November 1–2, 1976 Decided March 1, 1977
Full case name	Marks et al v. United States
Docket no.	75-708
Citations	430 U.S. 188 (more) 97 S. Ct. 990; 51 L. Ed. 2d 260
Argument	Oral argument
Case history
Prior	United States v. Marks, 364 F. Supp. 1022 (E.D. Ky. 1973); affirmed, 520 F.2d 913 (6th Cir. 1975); cert. granted, 424 U.S. 942 (1976).
Holding
When a fragmented Court decides a case and no single rationale explaining the result enjoys the assent of five Justices, the holding of the Court may be viewed as that position taken by those Members who concurred in the judgments on the narrowest grounds.
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart Byron White · Thurgood Marshall Harry Blackmun · Lewis F. Powell Jr. William Rehnquist · John P. Stevens
Case opinions
Majority	Powell, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist
Concur/dissent	Brennan, joined by Stewart, Marshall
Concur/dissent	Stevens

Marks v. United States, 430 U.S. 188 (1977), is a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that explained how the holding of a case should be viewed where there is no majority supporting the rationale of any opinion.