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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-2

Wayne Estelle, Warden v. Mark Owen McGuire

502 U.S. 62 · 112 S. Ct. 475 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 7060

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
90-1074
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 62
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 475
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 7060

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Wayne Estelle, Warden v. Mark Owen McGuire.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Clarence ThomasUnknown

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