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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Terry Williams v. John Taylor, Warden

529 U.S. 362 · 120 S. Ct. 1495 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2837

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-8384
U.S. Reports
529 U.S. 362
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 1495
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 2837

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Terry Williams v. John Taylor, Warden.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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