KELLEY v. ARIZONA (1970)

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KELLEY v. ARIZONA
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Decided: June 29, 1970
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Hugo BlackHarry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
John Harlan II

KELLEY v. ARIZONA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1970.

In a 9-0 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 Arizona State Trial 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: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Arizona
  • Citation: 399 U.S. 525
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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 liberal.

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