1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
William R. Pounders, Judge, Superior Court of California, Los Angeles County v. Penelope Watson
521 U.S. 982 · 117 S. Ct. 2359 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4045
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
- Docket
- 96-1383
- U.S. Reports
- 521 U.S. 982
- S. Ct. citation
- 117 S. Ct. 2359
- LEXIS citation
- 1997 U.S. LEXIS 4045
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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