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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

John Angus Smith v. United States

508 U.S. 223 · 113 S. Ct. 2050 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 3740

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
91-8674
U.S. Reports
508 U.S. 223
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 2050
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 3740

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in John Angus Smith v. United States.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
David SouterDissent

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