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2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Alphonso James, Jr. v. United States

550 U.S. 192 · 127 S. Ct. 1586 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 4337

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
05-9264
U.S. Reports
550 U.S. 192
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 1586
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 4337

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Alphonso James, Jr. v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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