Brown v. Davenport

142 S. Ct. 1510 · Decided April 21, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Brown v. Davenport was decided on April 21, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Habeas corpus” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-826

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Brown v. Davenport

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-003, docket 2021-003-01.

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