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BRASWELL v. UNITED STATES (1988)

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BRASWELL v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1987
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 1988
Decided: June 22, 1988
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Harry BlackmunSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Dissenting
William BrennanAnthony KennedyThurgood MarshallAntonin Scalia

BRASWELL v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1988. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 1988.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Mississippi Southern 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: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 487 U.S. 99
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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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