Huddleston v. United States

485 U.S. 681 · Decided May 2, 1988 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Huddleston v. United States was decided on May 2, 1988 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist 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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Huddleston v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1987-072, docket 1987-072-01.

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