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UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. ANTHONY DAVILA (2013)

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UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. ANTHONY DAVILA
Term: 2012
Important Dates
Argued: April 15, 2013
Decided: June 13, 2013
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsSonia Sotomayor
Concurring
Antonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. ANTHONY DAVILA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 2013. The case was argued before the court on April 15, 2013.

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 Georgia Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 569 U.S. 597
  • 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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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