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GARY BRADFORD CONE v. RICKY BELL, WARDEN (2009)

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GARY BRADFORD CONE v. RICKY BELL, WARDEN
Term: 2008
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 2008
Decided: April 28, 2009
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Concurring
Samuel AlitoJohn Roberts
Dissenting
Antonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

GARY BRADFORD CONE v. RICKY BELL, WARDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 2009. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 2008.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Tennessee Western 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: Defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Tennessee
  • Citation: 556 U.S. 449
  • 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: John Paul Stevens

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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