CALIFORNIA v. CHARLES STEVEN ACEVEDO (1991)

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CALIFORNIA v. CHARLES STEVEN ACEVEDO |
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Term: 1990 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 8, 1991 |
Decided: May 30, 1991 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter |
Concurring |
Antonin Scalia |
Dissenting |
Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
CALIFORNIA v. CHARLES STEVEN ACEVEDO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 30, 1991. The case was argued before the court on January 8, 1991.
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 State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Search and seizure, vehicles
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: California
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 500 U.S. 565
- 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: Harry Blackmun
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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