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2005 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Denver A. Youngblood, Jr. v. West Virginia

547 U.S. 867 · 126 S. Ct. 2188 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4884

The record

Term
2005
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
05-6997
U.S. Reports
547 U.S. 867
S. Ct. citation
126 S. Ct. 2188
LEXIS citation
2006 U.S. LEXIS 4884

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Denver A. Youngblood, Jr. v. West Virginia.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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