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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Derrick Morgan v. Illinois

504 U.S. 719 · 112 S. Ct. 2222 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3548

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
91-5118
U.S. Reports
504 U.S. 719
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2222
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3548

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Derrick Morgan v. Illinois.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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