2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Kevin Wiggins v. Sewall Smith, Warden, et al.
539 U.S. 510 · 123 S. Ct. 2527 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 5014
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 02-311
- U.S. Reports
- 539 U.S. 510
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 2527
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 5014
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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