Thomas Lee Deal v. United States

Decided May 17, 1993. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 91-8199 · 508 U.S. 129 (1993) · Cited 701 times

Holding

Deal's second through sixth convictions in a single proceeding arose "n the case of his second or subsequent conviction" within the meaning of 924(c)(1).

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How the Justices voted

Decided 6–3.

“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.

• Simpson v. United States · 435 U.S. 6 (1978)
• Busic v. United States · 446 U.S. 398 (1980)
• Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
• Perrin v. United States · 444 U.S. 37 (1979)
• Davis v. Michigan Department of the Treasury · 489 U.S. 803 (1989)
• King v. St. Vincent's Hospital · 502 U.S. 215 (1991)
• United States v. Morton · 467 U.S. 822 (1984)
• National Labor Relations Board v. Amax Coal Co. · 453 U.S. 322 (1981)

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• Hewitt v. United States · 606 U.S. 419 (2025)
• Dorsey v. United States · 567 U.S. 260 (2012)
• Reno v. Koray · 515 U.S. 50 (1995)
• Things Remembered, Inc. v. Petrarca · 516 U.S. 124 (1995)
• Carcieri v. Salazar · 555 U.S. 379 (2009)
• United States v. Granderson · 511 U.S. 39 (1994)
• United States v. Alvarez-Sanchez · 511 U.S. 350 (1994)
• Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division v. United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers · 523 U.S. 653 (1998)
• Small v. United States · 544 U.S. 385 (2005)
• DePierre v. United States · 564 U.S. 70 (2011)
• United States v. Briggs · 592 U.S. 69 (2020)
• Thompson v. United States · 604 U.S. 408 (2025)
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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (1993). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).