Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.

UNITED STATES v. FRADY (1982)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. FRADY
Term: 1981
Important Dates
Argued: December 8, 1981
Decided: April 5, 1982
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-1
Majority
Sandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistByron White
Concurring
Harry BlackmunJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William Brennan

UNITED STATES v. FRADY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 5, 1982. The case was argued before the court on December 8, 1981.

In a 6-1 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 District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1980s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

[1]

About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 456 U.S. 152
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor

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

Footnotes