THOMAS L. CAREY, WARDEN v. MATHEW MUSLADIN (2006) - Ballotpedia

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THOMAS L. CAREY, WARDEN v. MATHEW MUSLADIN

Term: 2006
Important Dates
Argued: October 11, 2006
Decided: December 11, 2006
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

THOMAS L. CAREY, WARDEN v. MATHEW MUSLADIN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 11, 2006. The case was argued before the court on October 11, 2006.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated 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 Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - extra-legal jury influences: miscellaneous
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: California
Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 549 U.S. 70
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: Clarence Thomas

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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