1988 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Penry v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
492 U.S. 302 · 109 S. Ct. 2934 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3148
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 and remanded in part
- Docket
- 87-6177
- U.S. Reports
- 492 U.S. 302
- S. Ct. citation
- 109 S. Ct. 2934
- LEXIS citation
- 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3148
How the bench divided
MCCCCDDDD
M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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