Dahda v. United States

138 S. Ct. 1491 · Decided May 14, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Dahda v. United States was decided on May 14, 2018 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure (general)” in the Criminal Procedure area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-43

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.

Full case caption

Dahda v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-050, docket 2017-050-01.

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