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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

United States v. Owens

484 U.S. 554 · 108 S. Ct. 838 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 940

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
86-877
U.S. Reports
484 U.S. 554
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 838
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 940

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in United States v. Owens.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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