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1997 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Correction, et al. v. Ramon Martinez-Villareal

523 U.S. 637 · 118 S. Ct. 1618 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 3104

The record

Term
1997
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
97-300
U.S. Reports
523 U.S. 637
S. Ct. citation
118 S. Ct. 1618
LEXIS citation
1998 U.S. LEXIS 3104

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Correction, et al. v. Ramon Martinez-Villareal.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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