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2009 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Thomas Carr v. United States

560 U.S. 438 · 130 S. Ct. 2229 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4551

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
08-1301
U.S. Reports
560 U.S. 438
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2229
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 4551

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Thomas Carr v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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