Carroll v. United States

354 U.S. 394 · Decided June 24, 1957 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Carroll v. United States was decided on June 24, 1957 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Full case caption

Carroll et al. v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1956-124, docket 1956-124-01.

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