Armarcion D. Henderson v. United States

568 U.S. 266 · Decided February 20, 2013 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Armarcion D. Henderson v. United States was decided on February 20, 2013 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer 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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Full case caption

Armarcion D. Henderson, Petitioner v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2012-016, docket 2012-016-01.

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