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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. ROBERT P. AGUILAR LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 21, 1995
Date Argument	March 20, 1995
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	515 U.S. 593 115 S. Ct. 2357 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4251 132 L. Ed. 2d 520
Docket	94-270

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	judge United States

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Statutory Construction Of Criminal Laws: Obstruction Of Justice INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 1503
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Souter Ginsburg Breyer regular concurrence Stevens dissent Scalia Kennedy Thomas
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Statutory Construction Of Criminal Laws: Miscellaneous INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 2232
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Souter Ginsburg Breyer regular concurrence Scalia Kennedy Thomas dissent Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1994-085-01

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