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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Leonel Torres Herrera v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division

506 U.S. 390 · 113 S. Ct. 853 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 1017

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
91-7328
U.S. Reports
506 U.S. 390
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 853
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 1017

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 5 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Leonel Torres Herrera v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent

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