Kansas v. Cheever
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Kansas v. Cheever, 571 U.S. 87 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which a unanimous Court held that the Fifth Amendment does not prevent the prosecution from introducing psychiatric evidence to rebut psychiatric evidence presented by the defense.[1][2]
Quick Facts Kansas v. Cheever, Argued October 16, 2013 Decided December 11, 2013 ...
Kansas v. Cheever | |
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Argued October 16, 2013 Decided December 11, 2013 | |
Full case name | Kansas, Petitioner v. Scott D. Cheever |
Docket no. | 12-609 |
Citations | 571 U.S. 87 (more) 134 S. Ct. 596; 187 L. Ed. 2d 519; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 9020; 82 U.S.L.W. 4032 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Case history | |
Prior | 295 Kan. 229, 284 P. 3d 1007 (vacated and remanded) |
Holding | |
The Fifth Amendment does not prevent the prosecution from introducing psychiatric evidence to rebut psychiatric evidence presented by the defense. Kansas Supreme Court vacated and remanded. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const., amend. V |
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Quick Facts Scott Cheever, Born ...
Scott Cheever | |
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Born | Scott Dever Cheever |
Nationality | American |
Criminal status | Death row inmate |
Motive | Drug raid shooting |
Criminal charge | Capital murder |
Penalty | Death |
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Victims | 1 |
Date | January 19, 2005 |
Country | United States |
State(s) | Kansas |
Target(s) | Matthew Samuels, a sheriff of Greenwood County, Kansas |
Weapon | .44 magnum revolver |
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