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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Michigan v. Chesternut

486 U.S. 567 · 108 S. Ct. 1975 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2582

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
86-1824
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 567
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1975
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2582

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Michigan v. Chesternut.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence

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