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ROBERT EDWARD STANSBURY v. CALIFORNIA (1994)

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ROBERT EDWARD STANSBURY v. CALIFORNIA
Term: 1993
Important Dates
Argued: March 30, 1994
Decided: April 26, 1994
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas
Concurring
Harry Blackmun

ROBERT EDWARD STANSBURY v. CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 26, 1994. The case was argued before the court on March 30, 1994.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Miranda warnings
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: California
  • Citation: 511 U.S. 318
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • 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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