United States v. Chavez

416 U.S. 562 · Decided May 13, 1974 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States v. Chavez was decided on May 13, 1974 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure, Crime Control Act” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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United States v. Chavez et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1973-101, docket 1973-101-01.

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