ROBERT L. AYERS, JR., ACTING WARDEN v. FERNANDO BELMONTES (2006) - Ballotpedia

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ROBERT L. AYERS, JR., ACTING WARDEN v. FERNANDO BELMONTES

Term: 2006
Important Dates
Argued: October 3, 2006
Decided: October 13, 2006
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts
Concurring
Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

ROBERT L. AYERS, JR., ACTING WARDEN v. FERNANDO BELMONTES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 13, 2006. The case was argued before the court on October 3, 2006.

In a 5-4 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 Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty (cf. extra legal jury influence, death penalty)
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 549 U.S. 7
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: Anthony Kennedy

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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