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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

United States v. Christopher Drayton and Clifton Brown, Jr.

536 U.S. 194 · 122 S. Ct. 2105 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4420

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
01-631
U.S. Reports
536 U.S. 194
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 2105
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 4420

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in United States v. Christopher Drayton and Clifton Brown, Jr.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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