MENNA v. NEW YORK (1975)

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MENNA v. NEW YORK
Term: 1975
Important Dates
Decided: November 17, 1975
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-3
Majority
Harry BlackmunThurgood MarshallLewis PowellPotter StewartByron White
Dissenting
William BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam Rehnquist

MENNA v. NEW YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 17, 1975.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Double jeopardy
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 423 U.S. 61
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • 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 conservative.

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