United States v. Carlos Dominguez Benitez

542 U.S. 74 · Decided June 14, 2004 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States v. Carlos Dominguez Benitez was decided on June 14, 2004 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed 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 “Plea bargaining” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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United States v. Carlos Dominguez Benitez

SCDB identifiers: case 2003-071, docket 2003-071-01.

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