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2009 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Florida v. Kevin Dewayne Powell

559 U.S. 50 · 130 S. Ct. 1195 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 1898

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
08-1175
U.S. Reports
559 U.S. 50
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 1195
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 1898

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Florida v. Kevin Dewayne Powell.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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