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2010 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Kelly Harrington, Warden, Petitioner, v. Joshua Richter

562 U.S. 86 · 131 S. Ct. 770 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 912

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
09-587
U.S. Reports
562 U.S. 86
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 770
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 912

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Kelly Harrington, Warden, Petitioner, v. Joshua Richter.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganUnknown

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