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2011 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Evan Miller, Petitioner v. Alabama

567 U.S. 460 · 132 S. Ct. 2455 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4873

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
10-9646
U.S. Reports
567 U.S. 460
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 2455
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 4873

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Evan Miller, Petitioner v. Alabama.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorRegular concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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