CURTIS LEE KYLES v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN (1995)

CURTIS LEE KYLES v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN
	Term: 1994
Important Dates
	Argued: November 7, 1994
	Decided: April 19, 1995
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Sandra Day O'Connor • David Souter
Concurring
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

CURTIS LEE KYLES v. JOHN P. WHITLEY, WARDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 19, 1995. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1994.

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 Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - discovery and inspection (in the context of criminal litigation only, otherwise Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations)
Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: State
Respondent state: Louisiana
Citation: 514 U.S. 419
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: David Souter

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.