YBARRA v. ILLINOIS (1979)
YBARRA v. ILLINOIS |
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Term: 1979 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 9, 1979 |
Decided: November 28, 1979 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Rehnquist |
YBARRA v. ILLINOIS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 28, 1979. The case was argued before the court on October 9, 1979.
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 Illinois State Trial Court.
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: Illinois
- Citation: 444 U.S. 85
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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