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CHARLES L. RYAN, PETITIONER v. ERNEST VALENCIA GONZALES (2013)

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CHARLES L. RYAN, PETITIONER v. ERNEST VALENCIA GONZALES |
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Term: 2012 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 9, 2012 |
Decided: January 8, 2013 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas |
CHARLES L. RYAN, PETITIONER v. ERNEST VALENCIA GONZALES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 2013. The case was argued before the court on October 9, 2012.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Arizona U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
- Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Petitioner state: Arizona
- Respondent type: Person allegedly criminally insane or mentally incompetent to stand trial
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 568 U.S. 57
- 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: Clarence Thomas
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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