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DAVID BOBBY, WARDEN v. MICHAEL BIES (2009)

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DAVID BOBBY, WARDEN v. MICHAEL BIES
Term: 2008
Important Dates
Argued: April 27, 2009
Decided: June 1, 2009
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

DAVID BOBBY, WARDEN v. MICHAEL BIES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 2009. The case was argued before the court on April 27, 2009.

In a 9-0 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 Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Double jeopardy
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Ohio
  • Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 556 U.S. 825
  • 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.

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