Stokeling v. United States

139 S. Ct. 544 · Decided January 15, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Stokeling v. United States was decided on January 15, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-5554

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Stokeling v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-007, docket 2018-007-01.

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