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Johnson v. United States (2000)

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Johnson v. United States
Argued February 22, 2000
Decided May 15, 2000
Full case nameCornell Johnson v. United States
Citations529 U.S. 694 (more)
120 S. Ct. 1795; 146 L. Ed. 2d 727; 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3135; 68 U.S.L.W. 4378; 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Service 3775; 2000 Daily Journal DAR 5043; 2000 Colo. J. C.A.R. 2679; 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 308
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajoritySouter, joined by Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer; Kennedy (in part)
ConcurrenceKennedy (in part)
ConcurrenceThomas
DissentScalia

Johnson v. United States, 529 U.S. 694 (2000), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the rights of those serving federal probation and supervised release were more clearly defined. The court ruled that "Although such violations often lead to reimprisonment, the violative conduct need not be criminal and need only be found by a judge under a preponderance of the evidence standard, not by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt."[1][2]

An earlier case of the same name, 333 U.S. 10 (1948), held that a search warrant is always required unless there are exceptional circumstances.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Johnson v. United States, 529 U.S. 694, 700 (2000).
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2010. Retrieved July 19, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Johnson v. United States, 333 U.S. 10 (1948).