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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	JOHN ANGUS SMITH v. UNITED STATES LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	May 24, 1993
Date Argument	March 23, 1993
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	508 U.S. 223 113 S. Ct. 2050 1993 U.S. LEXIS 3740 124 L. Ed. 2d 138
Docket	91-8674

Lower Court Detail

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

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Statutory Construction Of Criminal Laws: Firearms INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 924
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Rehnquist O'Connor Kennedy Thomas regular concurrence Blackmun dissent Stevens Scalia Souter

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1992-078-01

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