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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Joseph Williams v. United States

503 U.S. 193 · 112 S. Ct. 1112 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1532

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
90-6297
U.S. Reports
503 U.S. 193
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1112
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 1532

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Joseph Williams v. United States.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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