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1999 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Scott Leslie Carmell v. Texas

529 U.S. 513 · 120 S. Ct. 1620 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3004

The record

Term
1999
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
98-7540
U.S. Reports
529 U.S. 513
S. Ct. citation
120 S. Ct. 1620
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 3004

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Scott Leslie Carmell v. Texas.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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