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2009 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Holly Wood, Petitioner v. Richard F. Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.

558 U.S. 290 · 130 S. Ct. 841 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 763

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
08-9156
U.S. Reports
558 U.S. 290
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 841
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 763

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Holly Wood, Petitioner v. Richard F. Allen, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections, et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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