NEW YORK v. UPLINGER et al. (1984)

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NEW YORK v. UPLINGER et al. |
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Term: 1983 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 18, 1984 |
Decided: May 30, 1984 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell |
Concurring |
John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
NEW YORK v. UPLINGER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 30, 1984. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 1984.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: writ improvidently granted
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: New York
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 467 U.S. 246
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- 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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