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MICHIGAN v. TYLER et al. (1978)

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MICHIGAN v. TYLER et al.
Term: 1977
Important Dates
Argued: January 10, 1978
Decided: May 31, 1978
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • Potter Stewart
Concurring
Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Dissenting
William Rehnquist

MICHIGAN v. TYLER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1978. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1978.

In a 7-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Michigan
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 436 U.S. 499
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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