Holguin-Hernandez v. United States

140 S. Ct. 762 · Decided February 26, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Holguin-Hernandez v. United States was decided on February 26, 2020 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated 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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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-7739

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Holguin-Hernandez v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-028, docket 2019-028-01.

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