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SOUTH DAKOTA v. NEVILLE (1983)

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SOUTH DAKOTA v. NEVILLE
Term: 1982
Important Dates
Argued: December 8, 1982
Decided: February 22, 1983
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistByron White
Dissenting
Thurgood MarshallJohn Paul Stevens

SOUTH DAKOTA v. NEVILLE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1983. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1982.

In a 7-2 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 South Dakota State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: South Dakota
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 459 U.S. 553
  • 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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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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