Marinello v. United States

138 S. Ct. 1101 · Decided March 21, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Marinello v. United States was decided on March 21, 2018 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed 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 “Statutory construction of criminal laws, internal revenue” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Marinello v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-027, docket 2017-027-01.

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