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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

United States v. Alvin J. Dixon and Michael Foster

509 U.S. 688 · 113 S. Ct. 2849 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4405

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
91-1231
U.S. Reports
509 U.S. 688
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 2849
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 4405

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Alvin J. Dixon and Michael Foster.
JusticeVote
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Byron WhiteRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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