2007 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Michael A. Watson v. United States
552 U.S. 74 · 128 S. Ct. 579 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 13081
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 06-571
- U.S. Reports
- 552 U.S. 74
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 579
- LEXIS citation
- 2007 U.S. LEXIS 13081
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
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