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1989 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Alvarado v. United States

497 U.S. 543 · 110 S. Ct. 2995 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3400

The record

Term
1989
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
89-6985
U.S. Reports
497 U.S. 543
S. Ct. citation
110 S. Ct. 2995
LEXIS citation
1990 U.S. LEXIS 3400

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Alvarado v. United States.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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