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2010 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

J. D. B., Petitioner v. North Carolina

564 U.S. 261 · 131 S. Ct. 2394 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4557

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
09-11121
U.S. Reports
564 U.S. 261
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 2394
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 4557

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in J. D. B., Petitioner v. North Carolina.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
John G. RobertsDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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