Kansas v. Cheever
| Kansas v. Cheever | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 16, 2013 Decided December 11, 2013 | |
| Full case name | Kansas, Petitioner v. Scott D. Cheever |
| Docket no. | 12-609 |
| Citations | 571 U.S. 87 (more) 134 S. Ct. 596; 187 L. Ed. 2d 519; 2013 U.S. LEXIS 9020; 82 U.S.L.W. 4032 |
| Argument | Oral argument |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 295 Kan. 229, 284 P. 3d 1007 (vacated and remanded) |
| Holding | |
| The Fifth Amendment does not prevent the prosecution from introducing psychiatric evidence to rebut psychiatric evidence presented by the defense. Kansas Supreme Court vacated and remanded. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const., amend. V | |
Scott Cheever | |
|---|---|
| Born | Scott Dever Cheever |
| Nationality | American |
| Criminal status | Death row inmate |
| Motive | Drug raid shooting |
| Criminal charge | Capital murder |
| Penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 1 |
| Date | January 19, 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| Targets | Matthew Samuels, a sheriff of Greenwood County, Kansas |
| Weapon | .44 magnum revolver |
Kansas v. Cheever, 571 U.S. 87 (2013), was a United States Supreme Court case in which a unanimous Court held that the Fifth Amendment does not prevent the prosecution from introducing psychiatric evidence to rebut psychiatric evidence presented by the defense.