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LAWRENCE W. NELSON AKA ZIKEE v. UNITED STATES (2009)

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LAWRENCE W. NELSON AKA ZIKEE v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 2008 |
Important Dates |
Decided: January 26, 2009 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer |
LAWRENCE W. NELSON AKA ZIKEE v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 26, 2009.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the West Virginia Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: sentencing guidelines
- Petitioner: Defendant
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 555 U.S. 350
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
- Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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External links
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