United States v. Armstrong

United States v. Armstrong
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued February 26, 1996 Decided May 13, 1996
Full case name	United States v. Armstrong et al.
Citations	517 U.S. 456 (more) 116 S. Ct. 1480; 134 L. Ed. 2d 687
Case history
Prior	21 F.3d 1431 (9th Cir. 1994) Rehearing en banc granted, 31 F.3d 872 (9th Cir. 1994) On rehearing, 48 F.3d 1508 (9th Cir. 1995) Cert. granted, 516 U.S. 942 (1995)
Holding
The burden of proof for selective prosecution rests with the defendant, who must show the Government declined to prosecute similarly situated suspects of other races.
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
Majority	Rehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg; Breyer (in part)
Concurrence	Souter
Concurrence	Ginsburg
Concurrence	Breyer (in part and in judgment)
Dissent	Stevens
Laws applied
U.S. Const. amend. V

United States v. Armstrong, 517 U.S. 456 (1996), was a case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.