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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Orrin S. Reed v. Robert Farley, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, et al.

512 U.S. 339 · 114 S. Ct. 2291 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4643

The record

Term
1993
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
93-5418
U.S. Reports
512 U.S. 339
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 2291
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 4643

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Orrin S. Reed v. Robert Farley, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
David SouterDissent

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