United States v. Sandra L. Craft

535 U.S. 274 · Decided April 17, 2002 · Supreme Court of the United States

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United States v. Sandra L. Craft was decided on April 17, 2002 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal taxation (Internal Revenue Code)” in the Federal Taxation area.

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United States v. Sandra L. Craft

SCDB identifiers: case 2001-039, docket 2001-039-01.

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