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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Garrit Bates v. United States

522 U.S. 23 · 118 S. Ct. 285 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 6704

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
96-7185
U.S. Reports
522 U.S. 23
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 285
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 6704

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Garrit Bates v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority

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