1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Wyoming v. Sandra Houghton
526 U.S. 295 · 119 S. Ct. 1297 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 2347
The record
- Term
- 1998
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 98-184
- U.S. Reports
- 526 U.S. 295
- S. Ct. citation
- 119 S. Ct. 1297
- LEXIS citation
- 1999 U.S. LEXIS 2347
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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