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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

California v. Greenwood et al.

486 U.S. 35 · 108 S. Ct. 1625 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2279

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
86-684
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 35
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1625
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2279

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in California v. Greenwood et al.
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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