Quarles v. United States
139 S. Ct. 1872 · Decided June 10, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Quarles v. United States was decided on June 10, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-778
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 1872 · 204 L. Ed. 2d 200 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 4027
- Docket number
- 17-778
- Decided
- June 10, 2019
- Argued
- April 24, 2019
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Armed Career Criminal Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Quarles v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-075, docket 2018-075-01.
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