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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Wilburn Dobbs v. Walter D. Zant, Warden

506 U.S. 357 · 113 S. Ct. 835 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 843

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
92-5579
U.S. Reports
506 U.S. 357
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 835
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 843

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Wilburn Dobbs v. Walter D. Zant, Warden.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistJurisdictional dissent
Byron WhiteJurisdictional dissent

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