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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Curtis Lee Kyles v. John P. Whitley, Warden

514 U.S. 419 · 115 S. Ct. 1555 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 2845

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
93-7927
U.S. Reports
514 U.S. 419
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 1555
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 2845

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Curtis Lee Kyles v. John P. Whitley, Warden.
JusticeVote
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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