2009 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
John Robertson v. United States ex rel. Wykenna Watson
560 U.S. 272 · 130 S. Ct. 2184 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4169
The record
- Term
- 2009
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 08-6261
- U.S. Reports
- 560 U.S. 272
- S. Ct. citation
- 130 S. Ct. 2184
- LEXIS citation
- 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4169
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
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