ILLINOIS v. ROY I. CABALLES (2005)

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ILLINOIS v. ROY I. CABALLES
Term: 2004
Important Dates
Argued: November 10, 2004
Decided: January 24, 2005
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
6-2
Majority
Stephen BreyerAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Ruth Bader GinsburgDavid Souter

ILLINOIS v. ROY I. CABALLES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 24, 2005. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 2004.

In a 6-2 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 Illinois State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Search and seizure, vehicles
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Illinois
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 543 U.S. 405
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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