1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Georgia v. Thomas McCollum, William Joseph McCollum and Ella Hampton McCollum
505 U.S. 42 · 112 S. Ct. 2348 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3687
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 91-372
- U.S. Reports
- 505 U.S. 42
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 2348
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3687
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
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