2009 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Demarcus Ali Sears v. Stephen Upton, Warden
561 U.S. 945 · 130 S. Ct. 3259 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5540
The record
- Term
- 2009
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 09-8854
- U.S. Reports
- 561 U.S. 945
- S. Ct. citation
- 130 S. Ct. 3259
- LEXIS citation
- 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5540
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| John G. Roberts | Jurisdictional dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Jurisdictional dissent |
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