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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 8-1

Rodney C. Hanlon, Joel Scrafford, Kris A. McLean, Richard C. Branzell, and Robert Prieksat v. Paul W. Berger et ux.

526 U.S. 808 · 119 S. Ct. 1706 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 3634

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
97-1927
U.S. Reports
526 U.S. 808
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 1706
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 3634

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rodney C. Hanlon, Joel Scrafford, Kris A. McLean, Richard C. Branzell, and Robert Prieksat v. Paul W. Berger et ux.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent

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