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PRADO NAVARETTE v. CALIFORNIA (2014)

| 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 Alito • Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Clarence Thomas |
| Dissenting |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Antonin Scalia • Sonia 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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