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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-0

Yates v. Aiken, Warden, et al.

484 U.S. 211 · 108 S. Ct. 534 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 306

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
86-6060
U.S. Reports
484 U.S. 211
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 534
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 306

How the bench divided

M 8 majority

How each justice voted in Yates v. Aiken, Warden, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority

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