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1992 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

Paul Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Walter J. Blair

509 U.S. 823 · 113 S. Ct. 2922 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4633

The record

Term
1992
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated
Docket
A-69
U.S. Reports
509 U.S. 823
S. Ct. citation
113 S. Ct. 2922
LEXIS citation
1993 U.S. LEXIS 4633

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Paul Delo, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Walter J. Blair.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent

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