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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Mills v. Maryland

486 U.S. 367 · 108 S. Ct. 1860 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2488

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
87-5367
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 367
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1860
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2488

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mills v. Maryland.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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