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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. HOSEP KRIKOR BAJAKAJIAN LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 22, 1998
Date Argument	November 04, 1997
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	524 U.S. 321 118 S. Ct. 2028 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4172 141 L. Ed. 2d 314
Docket	96-1487

Lower Court Detail

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

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Non-death Penalty (cf. Liability, Civil Rights Acts) INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 982
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens Souter Thomas Ginsburg Breyer dissent Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Non-death Penalty (cf. Liability, Civil Rights Acts) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Eighth Amendment (prohibition of excessive fines)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stevens Souter Thomas Ginsburg Breyer dissent Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1997-091-01

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