1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Hilton, Superintendent, New Jersey State Prison, et al. v. Braunskill
481 U.S. 770 · 107 S. Ct. 2113 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2258
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 86-108
- U.S. Reports
- 481 U.S. 770
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 2113
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2258
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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