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FLORIDA v. LUZ PIEDAD JIMENO et al. (1991)

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FLORIDA v. LUZ PIEDAD JIMENO et al.
Term: 1990
Important Dates
Argued: March 25, 1991
Decided: May 23, 1991
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterByron White
Dissenting
Thurgood MarshallJohn Paul Stevens

FLORIDA v. LUZ PIEDAD JIMENO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1991. The case was argued before the court on March 25, 1991.

In a 7-2 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 Florida State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Search and seizure, vehicles
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Florida
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 500 U.S. 248
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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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