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2003 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. Washington

542 U.S. 296 · 124 S. Ct. 2531 · 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4573

The record

Term
2003
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
02-1632
U.S. Reports
542 U.S. 296
S. Ct. citation
124 S. Ct. 2531
LEXIS citation
2004 U.S. LEXIS 4573

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ralph Howard Blakely, Jr. v. Washington.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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