Open Eye

A plain-language record of the U.S. government

October Term 1989 · decided Mar 5, 1990

Richard Boyde v. California

In plain language

  • Richard Boyde v. California, OT 1989, March 5, 1990.
  • Citation: 494 U.S. 370.
  • Vote: 5 to 4.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

Recorded metadata

Decided 1990-03-05 (October Term 1989). Citation: 494 U.S. 370. Vote: 5–4. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

Read the full opinion

How each justice voted

Majority (5)

Dissent (4)

Positions are recorded by the Supreme Court Database. A concurrence agrees with the outcome while writing or joining a separate opinion.