2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Ben Chavez v. Oliverio Martinez
538 U.S. 760 · 123 S. Ct. 1994 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4274
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
- 01-1444
- U.S. Reports
- 538 U.S. 760
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 1994
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 4274
How the bench divided
MMMCCCDDD
M 3 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Judgment of the Court |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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