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DANNY LEE KYLLO v. UNITED STATES (2001)

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DANNY LEE KYLLO v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2000
Important Dates
Argued: February 20, 2001
Decided: June 11, 2001
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul Stevens

DANNY LEE KYLLO v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 11, 2001. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 2001.

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 Oregon U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 533 U.S. 27
  • 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: Antonin Scalia

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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