Lee v. United States

137 S. Ct. 1958 · Decided June 23, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Lee v. United States was decided on June 23, 2017 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Right to counsel” in the Criminal Procedure area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.

Full case caption

Lee v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2016-060, docket 2016-060-01.

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