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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain

504 U.S. 655 · 112 S. Ct. 2188 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3679

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-712
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 655
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2188
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3679

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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