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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Maynard, Warden, et al. v. Cartwright

486 U.S. 356 · 108 S. Ct. 1853 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2486

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-519
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 356
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1853
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2486

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Maynard, Warden, et al. v. Cartwright.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence

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