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AMANDA MITCHELL v. UNITED STATES (1999)

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AMANDA MITCHELL v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1998
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1998
Decided: April 5, 1999
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Sandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

AMANDA MITCHELL v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 5, 1999. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1998.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 526 U.S. 314
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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