Luce v. United States

469 U.S. 38 · Decided December 10, 1984 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Luce v. United States was decided on December 10, 1984 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger 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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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: John Paul Stevens.

Full case caption

Luce v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 1984-005, docket 1984-005-01.

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