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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Debra Faye Lewis v. United States

523 U.S. 155 · 118 S. Ct. 1135 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 1604

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
96-7151
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 155
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1135
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 1604

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Debra Faye Lewis v. United States.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedyDissent

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