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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	SCHMUCK v. UNITED STATES LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 22, 1989
Date Argument	November 30, 1988
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	489 U.S. 705 109 S. Ct. 1443 1989 U.S. LEXIS 1572 103 L. Ed. 2d 734
Docket	87-6431

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Wisconsin Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Petitioner	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent	United States

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Statutory Construction Of Criminal Laws: Fraud INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 1341
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens Kennedy dissent Brennan Marshall O'Connor Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Statutory Construction Of Criminal Laws: Fraud COURT RULES Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or relevant rules of a circuit court
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens Kennedy dissent Brennan Marshall O'Connor Scalia

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1988-057-01

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