Darin L. Muehler v. Iris Mena

544 U.S. 93 · Decided March 22, 2005 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Darin L. Muehler v. Iris Mena was decided on March 22, 2005 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure (general)” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Darin L. Muehler, et al. v. Iris Mena

SCDB identifiers: case 2004-030, docket 2004-030-01.

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