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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Scott Wayne Blystone v. Pennsylvania

494 U.S. 299 · 110 S. Ct. 1078 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1177

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
88-6222
U.S. Reports
494 U.S. 299
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 1078
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 1177

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Scott Wayne Blystone v. Pennsylvania.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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