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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. Thompson, Warden, et al.

504 U.S. 188 · 112 S. Ct. 1845 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3118

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
A-877
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 188
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1845
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3118

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Roger Keith Coleman v. Charles E. Thompson, Warden, et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
David SouterDissent

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