1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
McCleskey v. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center
499 U.S. 467 · 111 S. Ct. 1454 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 2218
The record
- Term
- 1990
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 89-7024
- U.S. Reports
- 499 U.S. 467
- S. Ct. citation
- 111 S. Ct. 1454
- LEXIS citation
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 2218
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
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