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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Cary Michael Lambrix v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections

520 U.S. 518 · 117 S. Ct. 1517 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 2802

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-5658
U.S. Reports
520 U.S. 518
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1517
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 2802

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Cary Michael Lambrix v. Harry K. Singletary, Jr., Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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