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JESSE JAY MONTEJO v. LOUISIANA (2009)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
JESSE JAY MONTEJO v. LOUISIANA
Term: 2008
Important Dates
Argued: January 13, 2009
Decided: May 26, 2009
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy
Dissenting
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

JESSE JAY MONTEJO v. LOUISIANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 2009. The case was argued before the court on January 13, 2009.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Right to counsel (cf. indigents appointment of counsel or inadequate representation)
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Louisiana
  • Citation: 556 U.S. 778
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • 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 conservative.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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