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2010 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States

564 U.S. 319 · 131 S. Ct. 2382 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4556

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
10-5400
U.S. Reports
564 U.S. 319
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 2382
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 4556

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Alejandra Tapia, Petitioner v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorRegular concurrence

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