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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Joseph Roger O'Dell, III v. J. D. Netherland, Warden, et al.

521 U.S. 151 · 117 S. Ct. 1969 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3862

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
96-6867
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 151
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 1969
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3862

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Joseph Roger O'Dell, III v. J. D. Netherland, Warden, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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