Public policy made simple. Dive into our information hub today!

JOYCE B. JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES (1997)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
JOYCE B. JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1996
Important Dates
Argued: February 25, 1997
Decided: May 12, 1997
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

JOYCE B. JOHNSON v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 12, 1997. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1997.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1990s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Rehnquist Court, click here.

[1]

About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 520 U.S. 461
  • 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.

See also

External links

Footnotes