United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms
465 U.S. 354 · Decided February 22, 1984 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms was decided on February 22, 1984 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Double jeopardy” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 465 U.S. 354 · 104 S. Ct. 1099 · 79 L. Ed. 2d 361 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 31
- Docket number
- 82-1047
- Decided
- February 22, 1984
- Argued
- November 30, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Warren E. Burger
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Double jeopardy
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (double jeopardy)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
United States v. One Assortment of 89 Firearms
SCDB identifiers: case 1983-038, docket 1983-038-01.
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