Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
court case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
shaped future legislation
reaffirmed rights of felons reversal of lower court ruling significant legal victory for defendants |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
criminal case
publicly accessible records 05-1917 important for understanding gun laws. |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
Simmons,_2006
|
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkb:Washington,_D.C. unanimous decision influenced future rulings |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
April 17, 2006 |
| gptkbp:filedIn |
November 1, 2005
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:United_States_v._Johnson
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
post-2000s_legal_landscape
|
| gptkbp:homeGround |
involved prior felony convictions
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United States v. Simmons
|
| gptkbp:impact |
interpretation_of_the_Armed_Career_Criminal_Act
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:United_States_government
Derrick_Simmons |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
majority opinion nine justices influenced state laws federal appellate court minority opinion revised legal interpretations |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Public Defender
established new standards vacated sentence affecting gun ownership laws felon in possession of a firearm firearm possession by felons unconstitutional application of law Second_Amendment_rights |
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Gun Control Act
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
constitutional law
landmark case analyzed by legal scholars used in law schools important for civil rights cited in legal arguments debated in legal circles involved complex legal issues court records available felon rights case |
| gptkbp:outcome |
reversed conviction
|
| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:United_States_v._McGee
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
subsequent firearm possession cases
|
| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
affecting future court cases
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:United_States_v._Hayes
|
| gptkbp:significance |
affecting sentencing guidelines
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