Carchman, Mercer County Prosecutor v. Nash
Decided July 2, 1985. Harry Andrew Blackmun delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 84-776 · 473 U.S. 716 (1985) · Cited 495 times
Holding
Article III does not apply to detainers based on probation-violation charges.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Harry Andrew Blackmun · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 3
- John Paul Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- United States v. Mauro · 436 U.S. 340 (1978)
- Cuyler v. Adams · 449 U.S. 433 (1981)
- Moody v. Daggett · 429 U.S. 78 (1976)
- Smith v. Hooey · 393 U.S. 374 (1969)
- Morrissey v. Brewer · 408 U.S. 471 (1972)
- Gagnon v. Scarpelli · 411 U.S. 778 (1973)
- Barker v. Wingo · 407 U.S. 514 (1972)
- Regional Rail Reorganization Act Cases · 419 U.S. 102 (1974)
- United States v. Ewell · 383 U.S. 116 (1966)
- Dickey v. Florida · 398 U.S. 30 (1970)
- Bob Jones University v. United States · 461 U.S. 574 (1983)
- Black v. Romano · 471 U.S. 606 (1985)
- Kokoszka v. Belford · 417 U.S. 642 (1974)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Fex v. Michigan · 507 U.S. 43 (1993)
- Reed v. Farley · 512 U.S. 339 (1994)
- New York v. Hill · 528 U.S. 110 (2000)
- Alabama v. Bozeman · 533 U.S. 146 (2001)
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