2015 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
Chadrin Lee Mullenix, Petitioner v. Beatrice Luna, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Israel Leija, Jr., et al.
577 U.S. 7 · 136 S. Ct. 305 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 7160
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 14-1143
- U.S. Reports
- 577 U.S. 7
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 305
- LEXIS citation
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 7160
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
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