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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Maryland v. Jerry Lee Wilson

519 U.S. 408 · 117 S. Ct. 882 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 1271

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
95-1268
U.S. Reports
519 U.S. 408
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 882
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 1271

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Maryland v. Jerry Lee Wilson.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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