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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Michigan Department of State Police, et al. v. Rick Sitz, et al.

496 U.S. 444 · 110 S. Ct. 2481 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3144

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
88-1897
U.S. Reports
496 U.S. 444
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2481
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3144

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michigan Department of State Police, et al. v. Rick Sitz, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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