2007 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
United States v. Efrain Santos and Benedicto Diaz
553 U.S. 507 · 128 S. Ct. 2020 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4699
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 06-1005
- U.S. Reports
- 553 U.S. 507
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 2020
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4699
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Judgment of the Court |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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