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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Kenneth Lynce v. Hamilton Mathis, Superintendent, Tomoka Correctional Institution, et al.

519 U.S. 433 · 117 S. Ct. 891 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 1269

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
95-7452
U.S. Reports
519 U.S. 433
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 891
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 1269

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Kenneth Lynce v. Hamilton Mathis, Superintendent, Tomoka Correctional Institution, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence

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