CHARLES C. APPRENDI, JR. v. NEW JERSEY (2000)
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| CHARLES C. APPRENDI, JR. v. NEW JERSEY |
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| Term: 1999 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 28, 2000 |
| Decided: June 26, 2000 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
| Concurring |
| Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
| Dissenting |
| Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist |
CHARLES C. APPRENDI, JR. v. NEW JERSEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 2000. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 2000.
In a 5-4 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 New Jersey State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: sentencing guidelines
- Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: New Jersey
- Citation: 530 U.S. 466
- 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: John Paul Stevens
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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