Eddie S. Ylst v. Owen Duane Nunnemaker
501 U.S. 797 · Decided June 24, 1991 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Eddie S. Ylst v. Owen Duane Nunnemaker was decided on June 24, 1991 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Habeas corpus” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 501 U.S. 797 · 111 S. Ct. 2590 · 115 L. Ed. 2d 706 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3636
- Docket number
- 90-68
- Decided
- June 24, 1991
- Argued
- March 19, 1991
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Antonin Scalia
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Habeas corpus
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority |
Full case caption
Eddie S. Ylst, Warden v. Owen Duane Nunnemaker
SCDB identifiers: case 1990-124, docket 1990-124-01.
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