2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Christopher Simmons
543 U.S. 551 · 125 S. Ct. 1183 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 2200
The record
- Term
- 2004
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 03-633
- U.S. Reports
- 543 U.S. 551
- S. Ct. citation
- 125 S. Ct. 1183
- LEXIS citation
- 2005 U.S. LEXIS 2200
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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