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Case Name
JAMES BENJAMIN PUCKETT v. UNITED STATES
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Date Decision
March 25, 2009
Date Argument
January 14, 2009
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
556 U.S. 129
129 S. Ct. 1423
2009 U.S. LEXIS 2330
173 L. Ed. 2d 266
Docket
07-9712
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Texas Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner
person convicted of crime
Respondent
United States
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Plea Bargaining: The Constitutionality Of And/or The Circumstances Of Its Exercise
COURT RULES
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or relevant rules of a circuit court
Vote Coalition
7 - 2
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Ginsburg
Breyer
Roberts
Alito
dissent
Stevens
Souter
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
2008-035-01
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