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2010 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Humberto Leal Garcia, aka Humberto Leal v. Texas

564 U.S. 940 · 131 S. Ct. 2866 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 5019

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
11–5001
U.S. Reports
564 U.S. 940
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 2866
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 5019

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Humberto Leal Garcia, aka Humberto Leal v. Texas.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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