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2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

John Francis Fry v. Cheryl K. Pliler, Warden

551 U.S. 112 · 127 S. Ct. 2321 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 7715

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
06-5247
U.S. Reports
551 U.S. 112
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 2321
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 7715

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in John Francis Fry v. Cheryl K. Pliler, Warden.
JusticeVote
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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