Jason Pepper v. United States
562 U.S. 476 · Decided March 2, 2011 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Jason Pepper v. United States was decided on March 2, 2011 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part and reversed or vacated it in part. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 562 U.S. 476 · 131 S. Ct. 1229 · 179 L. Ed. 2d 196 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1902
- Docket number
- 09-6822
- Decided
- March 2, 2011
- Argued
- December 6, 2010
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Elena Kagan.
Full case caption
Jason Pepper, Petitioner v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2010-024, docket 2010-024-01.
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