2005 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Donald Curtis Samson v. California
547 U.S. 843 · 126 S. Ct. 2193 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4885
The record
- Term
- 2005
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 04-9728
- U.S. Reports
- 547 U.S. 843
- S. Ct. citation
- 126 S. Ct. 2193
- LEXIS citation
- 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4885
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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