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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

McKoy v. North Carolina

494 U.S. 433 · 110 S. Ct. 1227 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 1179

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
88-5909
U.S. Reports
494 U.S. 433
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 1227
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 1179

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in McKoy v. North Carolina.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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