Hawkins v. United States

358 U.S. 74 · Decided November 24, 1958 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Hawkins v. United States was decided on November 24, 1958 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black 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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Hawkins v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1958-012, docket 1958-012-01.

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