1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Sawyer v. Smith, Interim Warden
497 U.S. 227 · 110 S. Ct. 2822 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3292
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
- 89-5809
- U.S. Reports
- 497 U.S. 227
- S. Ct. citation
- 110 S. Ct. 2822
- LEXIS citation
- 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3292
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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