2006 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Don Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. William Weaver
550 U.S. 598 · 127 S. Ct. 2022 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 6082
The record
- Term
- 2006
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 06-313
- U.S. Reports
- 550 U.S. 598
- S. Ct. citation
- 127 S. Ct. 2022
- LEXIS citation
- 2007 U.S. LEXIS 6082
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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