Tuten v. United States
460 U.S. 660 · Decided March 30, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Tuten v. United States was decided on March 30, 1983 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Juveniles” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 460 U.S. 660 · 103 S. Ct. 1412 · 75 L. Ed. 2d 359 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 138
- Docket number
- 81-6756
- Decided
- March 30, 1983
- Argued
- March 1, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- 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
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Juveniles
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. § 5005
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Tuten v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1982-052, docket 1982-052-01.
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