The Supreme Court of the United States handed down seven per curiam
Because per curiam decisions are issued from the Court as an institution, these opinions all lack the attribution of authorship or joining votes to specific justices. All justices on the Court at the time the decision was handed down are assumed to have participated and concurred unless otherwise noted.
Court membership
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist
Associate Justices: John Paul Stevens , Sandra Day O'Connor , Antonin Scalia , Anthony Kennedy , David Souter , Clarence Thomas , Ruth Bader Ginsburg , Stephen Breyer
Yarborough v. Gentry Full caption: Michael Yarborough, Warden v. Lionel E. Gentry Citations: 540 U.S. 1; 124 S. Ct. 1; 157 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 7701; 72 U.S.L.W. 3278; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 9167; 2003 Daily Journal DAR 11517; 16 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 479 Prior history: Petition denied, sub nom., Gentry v. Roe , C.D. Cal. ; reversed, conviction vacated, 320 F.3d 891 (9th Cir. 2002) Subsequent history: On remand, affirmed, sub nom., Gentry v. Roe , 381 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2004) ---- Full text of the opinion: official slip opinion
540 U.S. 1 Decided October 20, 2003.
Mitchell v. Esparza Full caption: Betty Mitchell, Warden v. Gregory Esparza Citations: 540 U.S. 12; 124 S. Ct. 7; 157 L. Ed. 2d 263; 2003 U.S. LEXIS 8191; 72 U.S.L.W. 3305; 2003 Cal. Daily Op. Service 9574; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 1 Prior history: Petition granted, N.D. Ohio ; affirmed, 310 F.3d 414 (6th Cir. 2002) Subsequent history: Rehearing denied, 540 U.S. 1142 (2004) ---- Full text of the opinion: official slip opinion
540 U.S. 12 Decided November 3, 2003.
Illinois v. Fisher Full caption: Illinois v. Gregory Fisher Citations: 540 U.S. 544; 124 S. Ct. 1200; 157 L. Ed. 2d 1060; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 1412; 72 U.S.L.W. 3533; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 144 Prior history: Defendant convicted, Cook County Circuit Court ; reversed, Ill. App. ; leave to appeal denied, 792 N.E.2d 310 (Ill. 2003) ---- Full text of the opinion: official slip opinion
540 U.S. 544 Decided February 23, 2004.
Stevens filed a concurrence.
Muhammad v. Close Full caption: Shakur Muhammad, aka John E. Mease v. Mark Close Citations: 540 U.S. 749; 124 S. Ct. 1303; 158 L. Ed. 2d 32; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 1627; 72 U.S.L.W. 4216; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 171 Prior history: Judgment for defendant, E.D. Mich. ; affirmed, 47 Fed. Appx. 738 (6th Cir. ); cert. granted, 539 U.S. 925 (2003) Subsequent history: On remand, reversed, 379 F.3d 413 (6th Cir. 2004) ---- Full text of the opinion: official slip opinion
540 U.S. 749 Argued December 1, 2003. Decided February 25, 2004.
Johnson v. California Full caption: Jay Shawn Johnson v. California Citations: 541 U.S. 428; 124 S. Ct. 1833; 158 L. Ed. 2d 696; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 3380; 72 U.S.L.W. 4348; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 264 Prior history: Defendant convicted, No. 96-0691-4, Contra Costa County Superior Court , California; reversed, 105 Cal. Rptr. 2d 727 (Cal. App. 2001); review granted, 26 P.3d 1039 (Cal. 2001); reversed, 71 P.3d 270 (Cal. 2003); cert. granted, 540 U.S. 1045 Subsequent history: On remand, review denied, No. S127602, 2004 Cal. LEXIS 10226 (Cal. Oct. 20, 2004); cert. granted, 543 U.S. 1042 (2005); reversed and remanded, 545 U.S. 162 (2005); on remand, remanded, 38 Cal. 4th 1096 (Cal. App. 2006) ---- Full text of the opinion: official slip opinion
541 U.S. 428 Argued March 30, 2004. Decided May 3, 2004.
Middleton v. McNeil Full caption: Raymond L. Middleton, Warden v. Sallie Marie McNeil Citations: 541 U.S. 433; 124 S. Ct. 1830; 158 L. Ed. 2d 701; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 3381; 72 U.S.L.W. 3687; 17 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 265 Prior history: Petition denied, C.D. Cal. ; reversed, 344 F.3d 988 (9th Cir. 2003) ---- Full text of the opinion: official slip opinion
541 U.S. 433 Decided May 3, 2004.
Holland v. Jackson Full caption: Flora Holland, Warden v. Jessie L. Jackson Citations: 542 U.S. 649; 124 S. Ct. 2736; 159 L. Ed. 2d 683; 2004 U.S. LEXIS 4758; 72 U.S.L.W. 3766; 2004 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 474 Prior history: Habeas petition denied, M.D. Tenn. ; reversed, 80 Fed. Appx. 392 (6th Cir. 2003)---- Full text of the opinion: official slip opinion
542 U.S. 649 Decided June 28, 2004.
Stevens, Souter, Ginsburg, and Breyer noted without separate opinion that they would deny the petition for a writ of certiorari.
See also
References
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(October 6, 2003 - October 3, 2004)
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