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Rosemond v. United States

572 U.S. 65 · Decided March 5, 2014 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Rosemond v. United States was decided on March 5, 2014 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, narcotics and alcohol” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

Citations
572 U.S. 65 · 134 S. Ct. 1240 · 188 L. Ed. 2d 248 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 1787
Docket number
12-895
Decided
March 5, 2014
Argued
November 12, 2013
Court era
Roberts Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
7–2
Majority opinion
Elena Kagan
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
18-924
Type of law
Infrequently litigated statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Rosemond v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2013-028, docket 2013-028-01.

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