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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Jeanne Woodford, Warden v. Robert Frederick Garceau

538 U.S. 202 · 123 S. Ct. 1398 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 2491

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
01-1862
U.S. Reports
538 U.S. 202
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 1398
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 2491

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jeanne Woodford, Warden v. Robert Frederick Garceau.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorSpecial concurrence
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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