Tharpe v. Sellers

138 S. Ct. 545 · Decided January 8, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Tharpe v. Sellers was decided on January 8, 2018 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated 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 “Habeas corpus” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-6075

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Tharpe v. Sellers, Warden

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-051, docket 2017-051-01.

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