Charles Andrew Fowler v. United States
563 U.S. 668 · Decided May 26, 2011 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Charles Andrew Fowler v. United States was decided on May 26, 2011 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, obstruction of justice” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 563 U.S. 668 · 131 S. Ct. 2045 · 179 L. Ed. 2d 1099 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4019
- Docket number
- 10-5443
- Decided
- May 26, 2011
- Argued
- March 29, 2011
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18-1512
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Charles Andrew Fowler, aka Man, Petitioner v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2010-049, docket 2010-049-01.
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