Wooden v. United States
142 S. Ct. 1063 · Decided March 7, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Wooden v. United States was decided on March 7, 2022 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed 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, sentencing guidelines” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-5279
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 1063 · 212 L. Ed. 2d 187 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 1421
- Docket number
- 20-5279
- Decided
- March 7, 2022
- Argued
- October 4, 2021
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Armed Career Criminal Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Wooden v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-001, docket 2021-001-01.
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