CHARLES THOMAS SELL v. UNITED STATES (2003)

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CHARLES THOMAS SELL v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2002
Important Dates
Argued: March 3, 2003
Decided: June 16, 2003
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyWilliam RehnquistDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Sandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

CHARLES THOMAS SELL v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 2003. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 2003.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: prisoners' rights and defendants' rights
  • Petitioner: Person allegedly criminally insane or mentally incompetent to stand trial
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 539 U.S. 166
  • 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: Stephen Breyer

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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