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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

George Duncan, Superintendent, Great Meadow Correctional Facility v. Sherman Walker

533 U.S. 167 · 121 S. Ct. 2120 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4493

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
00-121
U.S. Reports
533 U.S. 167
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 2120
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 4493

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in George Duncan, Superintendent, Great Meadow Correctional Facility v. Sherman Walker.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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