1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
J. Wayne Garner, Former Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles of Georgia, et al. v. Robert L. Jones
529 U.S. 244 · 120 S. Ct. 1362 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2346
The record
- Term
- 1999
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 99-137
- U.S. Reports
- 529 U.S. 244
- S. Ct. citation
- 120 S. Ct. 1362
- LEXIS citation
- 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2346
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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