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Full caption: Michael Yarborough, Warden v. Lionel E. Gentry Citations: 540 U.S. 1; 124 S. Ct. 1; 157 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 7701; 72 U.S.L.W. 3278; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 9167; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 11517; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 479 Prior history: Petition denied, sub nom., Gentry v. Roe, C.D. Cal.; reversed, conviction vacated, 320 F.3d 891 (9th Cir. 2002) Subsequent history: On remand, affirmed, sub nom., Gentry v. Roe, 381 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2004) Ruling court Supreme Court of the United States Similar Arizona v Youngblood, Miller‑El v Dretke, Snyder v Louisiana, Batson v Kentucky, Riggins v Nevada | ||
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down seven per curiam opinions during its 2003 term, which began October 6, 2003 and concluded October 3, 2004.
Contents
- Court membership
- Yarborough v Gentry
- Mitchell v Esparza
- Illinois v Fisher
- Muhammad v Close
- Johnson v California
- Middleton v McNeil
- Holland v Jackson
- References
Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted.
Court membership
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist
Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, David Souter, Clarence Thomas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer
Yarborough v. Gentry
540 U.S. 1
Decided October 20, 2003.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed
Mitchell v. Esparza
540 U.S. 12
Decided November 3, 2003.
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded
Illinois v. Fisher
540 U.S. 544
Decided February 23, 2004.
Illinois Appellate Court reversed and remanded.
Stevens filed a concurring opinion.
Muhammad v. Close
540 U.S. 749
Argued December 1, 2003.
Decided February 25, 2004.
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded
Johnson v. California
541 U.S. 428
Argued March 30, 2004.
Decided May 3, 2004.
The Court took the unusual step of dismissing the case per curiam for want of jurisdiction after it had already been briefed and argued.
Middleton v. McNeil
541 U.S. 433
Decided May 3, 2004.
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded.
Holland v. Jackson
542 U.S. 649
Decided June 28, 2004.
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed and remanded.
Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer would have denied certiorari.