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Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States

513 U.S. 150 · Decided January 10, 1995 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States was decided on January 10, 1995 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. 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
513 U.S. 150 · 115 S. Ct. 696 · 130 L. Ed. 2d 574 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 469
Docket number
93-6892
Decided
January 10, 1995
Argued
October 5, 1994
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
5–4
Majority opinion
Anthony M. Kennedy
Opinion assigned by
John Paul Stevens
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Type of law
Court rules
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

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Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1994-012, docket 1994-012-01.

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