Greer v. United States

141 S. Ct. 2090 · Decided June 14, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Greer v. United States was decided on June 14, 2021 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Retroactivity of new rights” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-8709

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Greer v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-067, docket 2020-067-01.

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