Andrews v. United States

373 U.S. 334 · Decided May 20, 1963 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Andrews v. United States was decided on May 20, 1963 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Andrews v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1962-110, docket 1962-110-01.

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