2007 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Randall Wright, Sheriff, Shawano County, Wisconsin v. Joseph L. van Patten
552 U.S. 120 · 128 S. Ct. 743 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 200
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 07-212
- U.S. Reports
- 552 U.S. 120
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 743
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 200
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
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