Ring v. Arizona

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:caseOutcome Impact on state capital punishment laws
Reaffirmed importance of jury trials
gptkbp:caseTypes Criminal law
01-488
gptkbp:citedBy 536 U.S. 584
gptkbp:court gptkb:Rehnquist_Court
Unconstitutional sentencing scheme
Timothy_Ring
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Taught in criminal law courses
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 24, 2002
gptkbp:firstClaim Led to changes in state laws
gptkbp:gameFeatures Timothy_Ring
gptkbp:historical_analysis Discussed in law reviews
gptkbp:historicalEvent Appealed_from_Arizona_Supreme_Court
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ring v. Arizona
gptkbp:impact Death penalty sentencing procedures
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
Constitutional review
Constitutionality of state laws
Dissent argued for state discretion
Influenced judicial interpretations of rights
Majority opinion emphasized jury's role
In_favor_of_Timothy_Ring
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_court_system
gptkbp:legalStatus Judicial decision
Capital punishment
Set precedent for future cases
Reversed lower court's decision
Framework for jury involvement in sentencing
Reinforced jury's role in capital cases
Right to jury determination of facts
Sixth_Amendment_right_to_jury_trial
Prompted_legislative_changes_in_Arizona
State's_sentencing_scheme_violated_rights
gptkbp:notableFeature Used as a case study in law schools
Analyzed in legal studies
Significant in death penalty jurisprudence
gptkbp:outcome Struck_down_Arizona's_sentencing_scheme
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Apprendi_v._New_Jersey
Jury must find aggravating factors
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial among legal scholars
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Apprendi_v._New_Jersey
Due process
Eighth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
gptkbp:respondsTo gptkb:State_of_Arizona
gptkbp:significance Influenced future capital cases
gptkbp:state gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:voterTurnout 7-2