SCHNECKLOTH, CONSERVATION CENTER SUPERINTENDENT v. BUSTAMONTE (1973) - Ballotpedia

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SCHNECKLOTH, CONSERVATION CENTER SUPERINTENDENT v. BUSTAMONTE

Term: 1972
Important Dates
Argued: October 10, 1972
Decided: May 29, 1973
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist
Dissenting
William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall

SCHNECKLOTH, CONSERVATION CENTER SUPERINTENDENT v. BUSTAMONTE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1973. The case was argued before the court on October 10, 1972.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Search and seizure, vehicles
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 412 U.S. 218
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.

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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