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UNITED STATES v. HENSLEY (1985)

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UNITED STATES v. HENSLEY
Term: 1984
Important Dates
Argued: November 5, 1984
Decided: January 8, 1985
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensByron White
Concurring
William Brennan

UNITED STATES v. HENSLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 1985. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1984.

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 Kentucky Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 469 U.S. 221
  • 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.

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