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Jose M. Lozada v. George Deeds

498 U.S. 430 · Decided February 19, 1991 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Jose M. Lozada v. George Deeds was decided on February 19, 1991 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Subconstitutional fair procedure, exhaustion of remedies” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
498 U.S. 430 · 111 S. Ct. 860 · 112 L. Ed. 2d 956 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 679
Docket number
90-5393
Decided
February 19, 1991
Decision type
Per curiam (no oral argument)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
7–2
Opinion assigned by
Byron R. White
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Byron R. WhiteMajority
Justice Thurgood MarshallMajority
Justice Harry A. BlackmunMajority
Chief Justice William H. RehnquistJurisdictional dissent
Justice John Paul StevensMajority
Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorJurisdictional dissent
Justice Antonin ScaliaMajority
Justice Anthony M. KennedyMajority
Justice David H. SouterMajority

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Jose M. Lozada v. George Deeds, Warden

SCDB identifiers: case 1990-034, docket 1990-034-01.

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