1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
David Riggins v. Nevada
504 U.S. 127 · 112 S. Ct. 1810 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2701
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 90-8466
- U.S. Reports
- 504 U.S. 127
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 1810
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 2701
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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