Today, we’re beginning our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in criminal constitutional law cases. From 1996 to 2019, Justice Chin participated in 136 such cases. He voted for defendants in 32 cases and voted for the prosecution 104 times. From 1996 to 1999, Justice Chin voted for defendants twice and for the prosecution in 14 cases. From 2000 to 2009, Justice Chin supported the defendants in 19 cases and the prosecution in 53 cases. From 2010 to 2019, Justice Chin supported the defendants 11 cases and the prosecution 37 times.
Justice Chin participated in 65 criminal constitutional law cases won by the defendants below, voting to affirm ten times and voting to reverse in 55 cases. Between 2000 and 2009, Justice Chin voted to affirm seven defendants’ wins and voted to reverse 28 times. Between 2010 and 2019, he voted to affirm three times and to reverse in 20 cases.
Between 1996 and 2019, Justice Chin participated in 71 criminal constitutional law cases lost by the defendants below, voting to reverse 22 times and to affirm in 49 cases. Between 1996 and 1999, Justice Chin voted to reverse twice and to affirm in seven cases. Between 2000 and 2009, Justice Chin voted to reverse 12 times and to affirm in 25 cases. Between 2010 and 2019, Justice Chin voted to reverse eight decisions lost by defendants below and voted to affirm in 17 cases.
Join us back here next week as we continue our review of the individual Justices’ voting records in criminal constitutional law cases.
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