Washington v. Arturo R. Recuenco
Decided June 26, 2006. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 05-83 · 548 U.S. 212 (2006) · Cited 1,105 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- David Hackett Souter
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 1
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- John Paul Stevens · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Neder v. United States · 527 U.S. 1 (1999)
- Blakely v. Washington · 542 U.S. 296 (2004)
- Apprendi v. New Jersey · 530 U.S. 466 (2000)
- Sullivan v. Louisiana · 508 U.S. 275 (1993)
- Ring v. Arizona · 536 U.S. 584 (2002)
- Brigham City v. Stuart · 547 U.S. 398 (2006)
- Chapman v. California · 386 U.S. 18 (1967)
- Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335 (1963)
- Arizona v. Fulminante · 499 U.S. 279 (1991)
- Johnson v. United States · 520 U.S. 461 (1997)
- Michigan v. Long · 463 U.S. 1032 (1983)
- Tumey v. Ohio · 273 U.S. 510 (1927)
- United States v. Gaudin · 515 U.S. 506 (1995)
- Rose v. Clark · 478 U.S. 570 (1986)
- Schriro v. Summerlin · 542 U.S. 348 (2004)
- McKaskle v. Wiggins · 465 U.S. 168 (1984)
- Waller v. Georgia · 467 U.S. 39 (1984)
- Vasquez v. Hillery · 474 U.S. 254 (1986)
- United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co. · 430 U.S. 564 (1977)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Rivera v. Illinois · 556 U.S. 148 (2009)
- Erlinger v. United States · 602 U.S. 821 (2024)
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