2015 term · Roberts Court · 8-0
Betterman v. Montana
578 U.S. 437 · 136 S. Ct. 1609 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3349
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 14-1457
- U.S. Reports
- 578 U.S. 437
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 1609
- LEXIS citation
- 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3349
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Regular concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Regular concurrence |
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