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1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Saul Ornelas and Ismael Ornelas-Ledesma v. United States

517 U.S. 690 · 116 S. Ct. 1657 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3391

The record

Term
1995
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
95-5257
U.S. Reports
517 U.S. 690
S. Ct. citation
116 S. Ct. 1657
LEXIS citation
1996 U.S. LEXIS 3391

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Saul Ornelas and Ismael Ornelas-Ledesma v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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