BEN CHAVEZ v. OLIVERIO MARTINEZ (2003)

BEN CHAVEZ v. OLIVERIO MARTINEZ
	Term: 2002
Important Dates
	Argued: December 4, 2002
	Decided: May 27, 2003
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Judgment of the court
	Clarence Thomas
Majority
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer • Antonin Scalia • David Souter
Dissenting
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Paul Stevens

BEN CHAVEZ v. OLIVERIO MARTINEZ is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 27, 2003. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 2002.

In a 6-3 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 - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Arrested person, or pretrial detainee
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 538 U.S. 760
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Clarence Thomas

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.