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TULL v. UNITED STATES (1987)

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TULL v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1986
Important Dates
Argued: January 21, 1987
Decided: April 28, 1987
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistByron White
Concurring
Antonin ScaliaJohn Paul Stevens

TULL v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 28, 1987. The case was argued before the court on January 21, 1987.

In a 9-0 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 - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
  • Petitioner: Real estate developer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 481 U.S. 412
  • 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: William Brennan

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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