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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Arizona v. Fulminante

499 U.S. 279 · 111 S. Ct. 1246 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1854

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-839
U.S. Reports
499 U.S. 279
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1246
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 1854

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Arizona v. Fulminante.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
David SouterDissent

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