1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Lockhart, A. L., Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Nelson, Johnny Lee
488 U.S. 33 · 109 S. Ct. 285 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5180
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 87-1277
- U.S. Reports
- 488 U.S. 33
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 285
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5180
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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