Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States
513 U.S. 150 · Decided January 10, 1995 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
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.
Read the opinion
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
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- John Paul Stevens
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Matthew Wayne Tome v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1994-012, docket 1994-012-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure”
- United States v. Gary Mezzanatto
- Fredel Williamson v. United States
- Joseph Libretti v. United States
- Charles Carlisle v. United States
- United States v. Guy W. Olano, Jr.
- Gloria Zafiro v. United States
Cases on the same legal provision: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- United States v. Christopher Lee Armstrong
- William Bracy v. Richard B. Gramley
- United States v. Vickie S. Cabrales
- United States v. R. Enterprises, Inc.
- Bank of Nova Scotia v. United States
- Frederick Mathews v. United States
Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)
- United States v. Reshat Shabani
- United States v. Gary Mezzanatto
- Lloyd Schlup v. Paul K. Delo
- William Duncan v. Robert E. Henry
- Robert O'Neal v. Fred McAninch
- Louise Harris v. Alabama
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error