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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	CHARLES THOMAS DICKERSON v. UNITED STATES LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 26, 2000
Date Argument	April 19, 2000
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	530 U.S. 428 120 S. Ct. 2326 2000 U.S. LEXIS 4305 147 L. Ed. 2d 405
Docket	99-5525

Lower Court Detail

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

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Miranda Warnings CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (Miranda warnings)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy Souter Ginsburg Breyer dissent Scalia Thomas
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Miranda Warnings INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 3501
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy Souter Ginsburg Breyer dissent Scalia Thomas

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1999-081-01

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