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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John Taylor, Warden

535 U.S. 162 · 122 S. Ct. 1237 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 2146

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
00-9285
U.S. Reports
535 U.S. 162
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 1237
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 2146

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Walter Mickens, Jr. v. John Taylor, Warden.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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