Michael H. Boulware v. United States

552 U.S. 421 · Decided March 3, 2008 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Michael H. Boulware v. United States was decided on March 3, 2008 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice David H. Souter 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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Michael H. Boulware v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2007-022, docket 2007-022-01.

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