2008 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Kansas v. Donnie Ray Ventris
556 U.S. 586 · 129 S. Ct. 1841 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3299
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 07-1356
- U.S. Reports
- 556 U.S. 586
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1841
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3299
How the bench divided
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M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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