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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Antonio Tonton Slack v. Eldon McDaniel, Warden, et al.

529 U.S. 473 · 120 S. Ct. 1595 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3000

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-6322
U.S. Reports
529 U.S. 473
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 1595
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 3000

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Antonio Tonton Slack v. Eldon McDaniel, Warden, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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