1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Franklin v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
487 U.S. 164 · 108 S. Ct. 2320 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2868
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 87-5546
- U.S. Reports
- 487 U.S. 164
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 2320
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2868
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Byron White | Judgment of the Court |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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