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UNITED STATES v. GUY W. OLANO, JR., AND RAYMOND M. GRAY (1993)

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UNITED STATES v. GUY W. OLANO, JR., AND RAYMOND M. GRAY
Term: 1992
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1992
Decided: April 26, 1993
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Sandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterClarence Thomas
Concurring
Anthony Kennedy
Dissenting
Harry BlackmunJohn Paul StevensByron White

UNITED STATES v. GUY W. OLANO, JR., AND RAYMOND M. GRAY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 26, 1993. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1992.

In a 6-3 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 Washington Western 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: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 507 U.S. 725
  • 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: 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.

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