2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Melvin Tyler v. Burl Cain, Warden
533 U.S. 656 · 121 S. Ct. 2478 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4909
The record
- Term
- 2000
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 00-5961
- U.S. Reports
- 533 U.S. 656
- S. Ct. citation
- 121 S. Ct. 2478
- LEXIS citation
- 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4909
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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