1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Ellis B. Wright, Jr., Warden and Mary Sue Terry, Attorney General of Virginia v. Frank Robert West, Jr.
505 U.S. 277 · 112 S. Ct. 2482 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3689
The record
- Term
- 1991
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 91-542
- U.S. Reports
- 505 U.S. 277
- S. Ct. citation
- 112 S. Ct. 2482
- LEXIS citation
- 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3689
How the bench divided
MMMCCCCCC
M 3 majorityC 6 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Judgment of the Court |
| Byron White | Special concurrence |
| Harry Blackmun | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
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