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2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Marion Reynolds Stogner v. California

539 U.S. 607 · 123 S. Ct. 2446 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 5011

The record

Term
2002
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
01-1757
U.S. Reports
539 U.S. 607
S. Ct. citation
123 S. Ct. 2446
LEXIS citation
2003 U.S. LEXIS 5011

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Marion Reynolds Stogner v. California.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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