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Earthy D. Daniels, Jr. v. United States

532 U.S. 374 · Decided April 25, 2001 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Earthy D. Daniels, Jr. v. United States was decided on April 25, 2001 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor 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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Case details

Citations
532 U.S. 374 · 121 S. Ct. 1578 · 149 L. Ed. 2d 590 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 3368
Docket number
99-9136
Decided
April 25, 2001
Argued
January 8, 2001
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
5–4
Majority opinion
Sandra Day O'Connor
Opinion assigned by
William H. Rehnquist
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2255 (habeas corpus)
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
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How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Chief Justice William H. RehnquistMajority
Justice John Paul StevensDissent
Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Antonin ScaliaConcurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Anthony M. KennedyMajority
Justice David H. SouterDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Clarence ThomasMajority
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Justice Stephen G. BreyerDissentWrote an opinion

Full case caption

Earthy D. Daniels, Jr. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2000-045, docket 2000-045-01.

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