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BERTRAM RICE, WARDEN, et al. v. STEVEN MARTELL COLLINS (2006)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
BERTRAM RICE, WARDEN, et al. v. STEVEN MARTELL COLLINS
Term: 2005
Important Dates
Argued: December 5, 2005
Decided: January 18, 2006
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas
Concurring
Stephen BreyerDavid Souter

BERTRAM RICE, WARDEN, et al. v. STEVEN MARTELL COLLINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 2006. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 2005.

In a 9-0 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 accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 546 U.S. 333
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • 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.

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