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2008 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Christopher Michael Dean v. United States

556 U.S. 568 · 129 S. Ct. 1849 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3300

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
08-5274
U.S. Reports
556 U.S. 568
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 1849
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 3300

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Christopher Michael Dean v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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