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TERRY WILLIAMS v. JOHN TAYLOR, WARDEN (2000)

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TERRY WILLIAMS v. JOHN TAYLOR, WARDEN
Term: 1999
Important Dates
Argued: October 4, 1999
Decided: April 18, 2000
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William RehnquistAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

TERRY WILLIAMS v. JOHN TAYLOR, WARDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 18, 2000. The case was argued before the court on October 4, 1999.

In a 6-3 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 Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Virginia
  • Citation: 529 U.S. 362
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

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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