Fredel Williamson v. United States
Decided June 27, 1994. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 93-5256 · 512 U.S. 594 (1994) · Cited 931 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 1
- Sandra Day O'Connor · delivered the opinion of the Court
Concurring · 8
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- David Hackett Souter
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
“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.
- Lee v. Illinois · 476 U.S. 530 (1986)
- Bruton v. United States · 391 U.S. 123 (1968)
- Green v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co. · 490 U.S. 504 (1989)
- United States v. Abel · 469 U.S. 45 (1984)
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
- Kotteakos v. United States · 328 U.S. 750 (1946)
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp. · 496 U.S. 384 (1990)
- Pinkerton v. United States · 328 U.S. 640 (1946)
- Bourjaily v. United States · 483 U.S. 171 (1987)
- Huddleston v. United States · 485 U.S. 681 (1988)
- Douglas v. Alabama · 380 U.S. 415 (1965)
- Dutton v. Evans · 400 U.S. 74 (1970)
- White v. Illinois · 502 U.S. 346 (1992)
- United States v. Owens · 484 U.S. 554 (1988)
- Schiavone v. Fortune · 477 U.S. 21 (1986)
- Midlantic National Bank v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · 474 U.S. 494 (1986)
- American Paper Institute, Inc. v. American Electric Power Service Corp. · 461 U.S. 402 (1983)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Lilly v. Virginia · 527 U.S. 116 (1999)
- United States v. Mezzanatto · 513 U.S. 196 (1995)
- Barnhart v. Peabody Coal Co. · 537 U.S. 149 (2003)
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