Barrett v. United States

423 U.S. 212 · Decided January 13, 1976 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Barrett v. United States was decided on January 13, 1976 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, firearms” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: John Paul Stevens.

Full case caption

Barrett v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1975-021, docket 1975-021-01.

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