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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Lonnie Weeks, Jr. v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections

528 U.S. 225 · 120 S. Ct. 727 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 824

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
99-5746
U.S. Reports
528 U.S. 225
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 727
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 824

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lonnie Weeks, Jr. v. Ronald J. Angelone, Director, Virginia Department of Corrections.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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