1995 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Juan Melendez v. United States
518 U.S. 120 · 116 S. Ct. 2057 · 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3895
The record
- Term
- 1995
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 95-5661
- U.S. Reports
- 518 U.S. 120
- S. Ct. citation
- 116 S. Ct. 2057
- LEXIS citation
- 1996 U.S. LEXIS 3895
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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