1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
Penson, Steven A. v. Ohio
488 U.S. 75 · 109 S. Ct. 346 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5405
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 87-6116
- U.S. Reports
- 488 U.S. 75
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 346
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 5405
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
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