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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Perry v. Leeke, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.

488 U.S. 272 · 109 S. Ct. 594 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 306

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-6325
U.S. Reports
488 U.S. 272
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 594
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 306

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Perry v. Leeke, Commissioner, South Carolina Department of Corrections, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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