Supreme Court of the United States
McKinney v. Arizona
This writing
- Type
- Lead opinion
- Author
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Filed
- Feb. 25, 2020
- Case
- McKinney v. Arizona
- Case status
- Decided
- Joined by
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.Neil M. GorsuchJohn Glover Roberts Jr.Clarence Thomas
Opening text
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Justice KAVANAUGH delivered the opinion of the Court. *705 Over a 4-week span in early 1991, James McKinney and his half brother, Charles Hedlund, burglarized five residences in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. During one of the burglaries, McKinney and Hedlund beat and repeatedly stabbed Christi…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Dissent | Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Feb. 25, 2020 |