Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction
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"Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction" refers to the final legal outcome in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s decision to overturn Alfonso Lopez Jr.’s criminal conviction, effectively clearing him of the original charges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court affirmed reversal of conviction canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial outcome
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legal decision outcome ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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criminal law ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | Judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| caseCitation | 514 U.S. 549 ⓘ |
| caseName | United States v. Lopez ⓘ |
| chargeNature | possession of a firearm in a school zone under federal law ⓘ |
| clarified | limits on federal regulation of non-economic activity under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| consequence | federal prosecution under the invalidated statute could not stand ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision |
Commerce Clause
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surface form:
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decisionType | affirmance ⓘ |
| decisionYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| effectOnDefendant |
conviction overturned
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original charges effectively cleared ⓘ |
| governmentParty |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| higherCourtAction | affirmed lower court’s reversal ⓘ |
| involvesCourt |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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surface form:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Supreme Court
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| involvesLaw |
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990, 18 U.S.C. § 922(q)
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surface form:
Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990
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| involvesPerson |
Alfonso Lopez, Jr.
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surface form:
Alfonso Lopez Jr.
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| jurisdiction |
Supreme Court of the United States
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surface form:
United States Supreme Court
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| legalIssue | scope of Congress’s power under the Commerce Clause ⓘ |
| legalSignificance | first modern case limiting Congress’s Commerce Clause authority in decades ⓘ |
| legalSystem | U.S. federal law ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDecision | reversal of conviction by Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| outcomeForCharge | federal firearm-in-school-zone conviction vacated ⓘ |
| partyRoleOfLopez | criminal defendant ⓘ |
| precedentialEffect | binding precedent on lower federal courts ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | affirmance of appellate reversal ⓘ |
| refersToCase | United States v. Lopez ⓘ |
| resultForStatute | Gun-Free School Zones Act provision held unconstitutional as exceeding Commerce Clause power ⓘ |
| reviewType | direct review of federal criminal conviction ⓘ |
| stageOfProceedings | final judgment on the merits by Supreme Court ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Alfonso Lopez Jr.