Comity, criminal procedure: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Comity, criminal procedure,” part of the Judicial Power area.

13decisions

69%favorable to the petitioner

46%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s1

1960s2

1970s5

1980s3

1990s1

2000s1

Most majority opinions

William J. Brennan Jr.1

Legal provisions most often involved

42 U.S.C. § 19971

28 U.S.C. § 14421

28 U.S.C. § 12911

Article IV, Section 2, Paragraph 2 (extradition clause)1

Federal Rules of Evidence1

Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)1

Abstention doctrine1

Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure1

All 13 decisions, newest first

Timothy Booth v. C. O. Churner
532 U.S. 731Decided May 29, 20019–0David H. Souter
Joe Mario Trevino v. Texas
503 U.S. 562Decided April 6, 19929–0Per curiam
Mesa v. California
489 U.S. 121Decided February 21, 19899–0Sandra Day O'Connor
Arizona v. Manypenny
451 U.S. 232Decided April 21, 19817–2Harry A. Blackmun
Pacileo v. Walker
449 U.S. 86Decided December 8, 19808–1Per curiam
United States v. Gillock
445 U.S. 360Decided March 19, 19807–2Warren E. Burger
Ellis v. Dyson
421 U.S. 426Decided May 19, 19756–3Harry A. Blackmun
Kugler v. Helfant
421 U.S. 117Decided April 28, 19757–0Potter Stewart
Steffel v. Thompson
415 U.S. 452Decided March 19, 19749–0William J. Brennan Jr.
Dyson v. Stein
401 U.S. 200Decided February 23, 19718–1Per curiam
Bokulich v. Jury Commission of Greene County
394 U.S. 97Decided March 3, 19699–0Per curiam
Cleary v. Bolger
371 U.S. 392Decided January 14, 19636–3John M. Harlan II
Stefanelli v. Minard
342 U.S. 117Decided December 3, 19517–1Felix Frankfurter

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