2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Robert L. Ayers, Jr., Acting Warden v. Fernando Belmontes
549 U.S. 7 · 127 S. Ct. 469 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 8522
The record
- Term
- 2006
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 05-493
- U.S. Reports
- 549 U.S. 7
- S. Ct. citation
- 127 S. Ct. 469
- LEXIS citation
- 2006 U.S. LEXIS 8522
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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