IDAHO v. WRIGHT (1990)

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IDAHO v. WRIGHT
Term: 1989
Important Dates
Argued: April 18, 1990
Decided: June 27, 1990
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
William BrennanThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Harry BlackmunAnthony KennedyWilliam RehnquistByron White

IDAHO v. WRIGHT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 27, 1990. The case was argued before the court on April 18, 1990.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Idaho State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Confrontation (right to confront accuser, call and cross-examine witnesses)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Idaho
  • Respondent type: Mother
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 497 U.S. 805
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Sandra Day O'Connor

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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