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MARK A. BRISCOE AND SHELDON A. CYPRESS v. VIRGINIA (2010)

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MARK A. BRISCOE AND SHELDON A. CYPRESS v. VIRGINIA
Term: 2009
Important Dates
Argued: January 11, 2010
Decided: January 25, 2010
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

MARK A. BRISCOE AND SHELDON A. CYPRESS v. VIRGINIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 2010. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 2010.

In a 9-0 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 Virginia State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Confrontation (right to confront accuser, call and cross-examine witnesses)
  • Petitioner: Defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Virginia
  • Citation: 559 U.S. 32
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • 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.

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