William Fex v. Michigan
Decided February 23, 1993. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 91-7873 · 507 U.S. 43 (1993) · Cited 278 times
Holding
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Byron Raymond White
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 2
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Paul Stevens
“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.
- Carchman v. Nash · 473 U.S. 716 (1985)
- United States v. Mauro · 436 U.S. 340 (1978)
- Houston v. Lack · 487 U.S. 266 (1988)
- Smith v. Hooey · 393 U.S. 374 (1969)
- Cuyler v. Adams · 449 U.S. 433 (1981)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- New York v. Hill · 528 U.S. 110 (2000)
- Reed v. Farley · 512 U.S. 339 (1994)
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