OKLAHOMA v. TIMOTHY R. CASTLEBERRY AND NICHOLAS RAINERI (1985)

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OKLAHOMA v. TIMOTHY R. CASTLEBERRY AND NICHOLAS RAINERI
Term: 1984
Important Dates
Argued: March 20, 1985
Decided: April 1, 1985
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
4-4
Equally divided vote
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White

OKLAHOMA v. TIMOTHY R. CASTLEBERRY AND NICHOLAS RAINERI is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 1, 1985. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1985.

In a 4-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Search and seizure, vehicles
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Oklahoma
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 471 U.S. 146
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Equally divided vote
  • 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 liberal.

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