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2008 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Bennie Dean Herring v. United States

555 U.S. 135 · 129 S. Ct. 695 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 581

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
07-513
U.S. Reports
555 U.S. 135
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 695
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 581

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Bennie Dean Herring v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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