Thompson v. Keohane

Thompson v. Keohane
Argued October 11, 1995
Decided November 29, 1995
Full case nameCarl Thompson, Petitioner v. Patrick Keohane, Warden, et al.
Citations516 U.S. 99 (more)
116 S. Ct. 457; 133 L. Ed. 2d 383; 1995 U.S. LEXIS 8315; 64 U.S.L.W. 4027; 95 Cal. Daily Op. Service 8968; 95 Daily Journal DAR 15680
ArgumentOral argument
Case history
PriorOn writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Holding
28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) does not apply in custody rulings for Miranda.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityGinsburg, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Breyer
DissentThomas, joined by Rehnquist
Laws applied
28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)

Thompson v. Keohane, 516 U.S. 99 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d) does not apply in custody rulings for Miranda.