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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Harold E. Staples, III v. United States

511 U.S. 600 · 114 S. Ct. 1793 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 3773

The record

Term
1993
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
92-1441
U.S. Reports
511 U.S. 600
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 1793
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 3773

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Harold E. Staples, III v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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