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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

J. C. Keeney, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Jose Tamayo-Reyes

504 U.S. 1 · 112 S. Ct. 1715 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2690

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
90-1859
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1715
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 2690

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in J. C. Keeney, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary v. Jose Tamayo-Reyes.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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