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1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Carella v. California

491 U.S. 263 · 109 S. Ct. 2419 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 2973

The record

Term
1988
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
87-6997
U.S. Reports
491 U.S. 263
S. Ct. citation
109 S. Ct. 2419
LEXIS citation
1989 U.S. LEXIS 2973

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Carella v. California.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallSpecial concurrence
William J. BrennanSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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