Dewey J. Jones v. United States

529 U.S. 848 · Decided May 22, 2000 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Dewey J. Jones v. United States was decided on May 22, 2000 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Dewey J. Jones v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1999-064, docket 1999-064-01.

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