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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

United States v. Christopher Lee Armstrong et al.

517 U.S. 456 · 116 S. Ct. 1480 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3239

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
95-157
U.S. Reports
517 U.S. 456
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 1480
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 3239

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Christopher Lee Armstrong et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
David SouterRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent

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