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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton

544 U.S. 133 · 125 S. Ct. 1432 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 2753

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
03-1039
U.S. Reports
544 U.S. 133
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 1432
LEXIS citation
2005 U.S. LEXIS 2753

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Jill L. Brown, Warden v. William Charles Payton.
JusticeVote
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
William RehnquistUnknown

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