UNITED STATES v. ALVIN J. DIXON AND MICHAEL FOSTER (1993)
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| UNITED STATES v. ALVIN J. DIXON AND MICHAEL FOSTER |
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| Term: 1992 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 2, 1992 |
| Decided: June 28, 1993 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia |
| Concurring |
| David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Byron White |
| Dissenting |
| Harry Blackmun • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Clarence Thomas |
UNITED STATES v. ALVIN J. DIXON AND MICHAEL FOSTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 28, 1993. The case was argued before the court on December 2, 1992.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District of Columbia State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Double jeopardy
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 509 U.S. 688
- 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: Antonin Scalia
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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