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2011 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Juan Smith v. Burl Cain, Warden

565 U.S. 73 · 132 S. Ct. 627 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 576

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
10-8145
U.S. Reports
565 U.S. 73
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 627
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 576

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Juan Smith v. Burl Cain, Warden.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent

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