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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Walter Lagrand

526 U.S. 115 · 119 S. Ct. 1018 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 1715

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
98-1412
U.S. Reports
526 U.S. 115
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 1018
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 1715

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Terry Stewart, Director, Arizona Department of Corrections, et al. v. Walter Lagrand.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
David SouterRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensJurisdictional dissent

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