Timothy Stuart Ring v. Arizona

536 U.S. 584 · Decided June 24, 2002 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Timothy Stuart Ring v. Arizona was decided on June 24, 2002 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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Timothy Stuart Ring v. Arizona

SCDB identifiers: case 2001-077, docket 2001-077-01.

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