1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
California v. Superior Court of California, San Bernardino County (Smolin et al., Real Parties in Interest)
482 U.S. 400 · 107 S. Ct. 2433 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2605
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 86-381
- U.S. Reports
- 482 U.S. 400
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 2433
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2605
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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