ARTHUR CALDERON, WARDEN v. THOMAS THOMPSON (1998)

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ARTHUR CALDERON, WARDEN v. THOMAS THOMPSON |
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Term: 1997 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 9, 1997 |
Decided: April 29, 1998 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
ARTHUR CALDERON, WARDEN v. THOMAS THOMPSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 29, 1998. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1997.
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 California Central U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: California
- Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 523 U.S. 538
- 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 conservative.
See also
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- Supreme Court of the United States
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