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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

A. L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Bobby Ray Fretwell

506 U.S. 364 · 113 S. Ct. 838 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 1016

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
91-1393
U.S. Reports
506 U.S. 364
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 838
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 1016

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in A. L. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas Department of Correction v. Bobby Ray Fretwell.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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