Huddleston v. United States

415 U.S. 814 · Decided March 26, 1974 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Huddleston v. United States was decided on March 26, 1974 by a vote of 8–1. 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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Huddleston v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1973-083, docket 1973-083-01.

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