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2010 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Marcus Sykes, Petitioner v. United States

564 U.S. 1 · 131 S. Ct. 2267 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4377

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
09-11311
U.S. Reports
564 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 2267
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 4377

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Marcus Sykes, Petitioner v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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