Subconstitutional fair procedure, confession of error: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Subconstitutional fair procedure, confession of error,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

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All 13 decisions, newest first

• Alvarado v. United States
  497 U.S. 543Decided June 25, 19905–4Per curiam
• Torres-Valencia v. United States
  464 U.S. 44Decided November 7, 19836–3Per curiam
• Mariscal v. United States
  449 U.S. 405Decided January 19, 19817–2Per curiam
• Levine v. United States
  383 U.S. 265Decided February 28, 19669–0Per curiam
• Lurk v. United States
  366 U.S. 712Decided May 29, 19616–3Per curiam
• Ellis v. United States
  356 U.S. 674Decided May 26, 19589–0Per curiam
• Mesarosh v. United States
  352 U.S. 1Decided November 5, 19565–3Earl Warren
• Mesarosh v. United States.
  352 U.S. 862Decided October 10, 19566–3Per curiam
• Cahill v. New York
  351 U.S. 183Decided May 14, 19565–4Per curiam
• Gordon v. United States
  347 U.S. 909Decided February 8, 19549–0Per curiam
• Shelton v. United States
  346 U.S. 270Decided June 15, 19539–0Per curiam
• Casey v. United States
  343 U.S. 808Decided June 9, 19529–0Per curiam
• Marino v. Ragen
  332 U.S. 561Decided December 22, 19479–0Per curiam

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error