FARE, ACTING CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER v. MICHAEL C. (1979)

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FARE, ACTING CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER v. MICHAEL C. |
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Term: 1978 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 27, 1979 |
Decided: June 20, 1979 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Dissenting |
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens |
FARE, ACTING CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER v. MICHAEL C. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1979. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1979.
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 California State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Miranda warnings
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: California
- Respondent type: Juvenile
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 442 U.S. 707
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun
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
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- Supreme Court of the United States
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