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PREISER, CORRECTION COMMISSIONER, et al. v. RODRIGUEZ et al. (1973)

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PREISER, CORRECTION COMMISSIONER, et al. v. RODRIGUEZ et al.
Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: January 9, 1973
Decided: May 7, 1973
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistPotter StewartByron White
Dissenting
William BrennanWilliam DouglasThurgood Marshall

PREISER, CORRECTION COMMISSIONER, et al. v. RODRIGUEZ et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 7, 1973. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1973.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: New York
  • Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 411 U.S. 475
  • 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 conservative.

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