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2010 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Kentucky, Petitioner, v. Hollis Deshaun King

563 U.S. 452 · 131 S. Ct. 1849 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 3541

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
09-1272
U.S. Reports
563 U.S. 452
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 1849
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 3541

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kentucky, Petitioner, v. Hollis Deshaun King.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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