Subconstitutional fair procedure, entrapment: 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, entrapment,” part of the Criminal Procedure area.

6decisions

67%favorable to the petitioner

17%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s2

1970s2

1980s1

1990s1

Most majority opinions

William H. Rehnquist3

Earl Warren2

Byron R. White1

Legal provisions most often involved

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure1

All 6 decisions, newest first

Keith Jacobson v. United States
503 U.S. 540Decided April 6, 19925–4Byron R. White
Frederick Mathews v. United States
485 U.S. 58Decided February 24, 19886–2William H. Rehnquist
Hampton v. United States
425 U.S. 484Decided April 27, 19765–3William H. Rehnquist
United States v. Russell
411 U.S. 423Decided April 24, 19735–4William H. Rehnquist
Sherman v. United States
356 U.S. 369Decided May 19, 19589–0Earl Warren
Masciale v. United States
356 U.S. 386Decided May 19, 19585–4Earl Warren

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