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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Joseph Patrick Doherty

502 U.S. 314 · 112 S. Ct. 719 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 376

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
90-925
U.S. Reports
502 U.S. 314
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 719
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 376

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Joseph Patrick Doherty.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
David SouterDissent
Clarence ThomasUnknown

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