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BERKEMER, SHERIFF OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO v. MCCARTY (1984)

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BERKEMER, SHERIFF OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO v. MCCARTY
Term: 1983
Important Dates
Argued: April 18, 1984
Decided: July 2, 1984
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistByron White
Concurring
John Paul Stevens

BERKEMER, SHERIFF OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, OHIO v. MCCARTY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on July 2, 1984. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1984.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Miranda warnings
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 468 U.S. 420
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Thurgood Marshall

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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