1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1
Alabama v. Smith
490 U.S. 794 · 109 S. Ct. 2201 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2839
The record
- Term
- 1988
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 88-333
- U.S. Reports
- 490 U.S. 794
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 2201
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2839
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
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