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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Ronald Allen Harmelin v. Michigan

501 U.S. 957 · 111 S. Ct. 2680 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3816

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
89-7272
U.S. Reports
501 U.S. 957
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 2680
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 3816

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ronald Allen Harmelin v. Michigan.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
David SouterSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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