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Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States

526 U.S. 23 · Decided March 2, 1999 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States was decided on March 2, 1999 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
526 U.S. 23 · 119 S. Ct. 961 · 143 L. Ed. 2d 18 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 1707
Docket number
97-9217
Decided
March 2, 1999
Argued
January 11, 1999
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Anthony M. Kennedy
Opinion assigned by
William H. Rehnquist
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Type of law
Court rules
Decision direction (SCDB)
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Full case caption

Manuel Dejesus Peguero v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1998-026, docket 1998-026-01.

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