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PRADO NAVARETTE v. CALIFORNIA (2014)

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PRADO NAVARETTE v. CALIFORNIA
Term: 2013
Important Dates
Argued: January 21, 2014
Decided: April 22, 2014
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Ruth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAntonin ScaliaSonia Sotomayor

PRADO NAVARETTE v. CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 22, 2014. The case was argued before the court on January 21, 2014.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Search and seizure, vehicles
  • Petitioner: Defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 572 U.S. 393
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Clarence Thomas

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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