John L. Cheek v. United States

498 U.S. 192 · Decided January 8, 1991 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

John L. Cheek v. United States was decided on January 8, 1991 by a vote of 6–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, internal revenue” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: David H. Souter.

Full case caption

John L. Cheek v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1990-019, docket 1990-019-01.

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