1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Griffith v. Kentucky
479 U.S. 314 · 107 S. Ct. 708 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 283
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 85-5221
- U.S. Reports
- 479 U.S. 314
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 708
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 283
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Regular concurrence |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
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