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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Schmuck v. United States

489 U.S. 705 · 109 S. Ct. 1443 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1572

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
87-6431
U.S. Reports
489 U.S. 705
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 1443
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 1572

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Schmuck v. United States.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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