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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Jonathan Dale Simmons v. South Carolina

512 U.S. 154 · 114 S. Ct. 2187 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4640

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
92-9059
U.S. Reports
512 U.S. 154
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 2187
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 4640

How the bench divided

M 1 majorityC 6 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jonathan Dale Simmons v. South Carolina.
JusticeVote
Harry BlackmunJudgment of the Court
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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