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UNITED STATES v. MONTALVO-MURILLO (1990)

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UNITED STATES v. MONTALVO-MURILLO
Term: 1989
Important Dates
Argued: January 9, 1990
Decided: May 29, 1990
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry BlackmunAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaByron White
Dissenting
William BrennanThurgood MarshallJohn Paul Stevens

UNITED STATES v. MONTALVO-MURILLO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 29, 1990. The case was argued before the court on January 9, 1990.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Mexico U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: escape from custody
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 495 U.S. 711
  • 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: Anthony Kennedy

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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