Legal Opinion

Almendarez-Torres v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 24, 1998No. 96-6839PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

523 U.S. 224 (1998)

ALMENDAREZ-TORRES

v.

UNITED STATES

No. 96-6839.

United States Supreme Court.

Argued October 14, 1997.

Decided March 24, 1998.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

2Opinion of the Court · BreyerBreyer, J.

J., and O'Connor, Kennedy, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Stevens, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined, post, p. 248.

Peter Fleury argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Timothy Crooks.

Beth S. Brinkmann argued the cause for the United States. With her on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Dellinger, Acting Assistant…

Also in this document: Opinion of the Court · Breyer.

3Cases cited78 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Almendarez-Torres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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