G. M. LEASING CORP. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. (1977)

G. M. LEASING CORP. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al.
	Term: 1976
Important Dates
	Argued: October 4, 1976
	Decided: January 12, 1977
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Warren Burger

G. M. LEASING CORP. et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 12, 1977. The case was argued before the court on October 4, 1976.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Utah U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
Petitioner: Taxpayer or executor of taxpayer's estate, federal only
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 429 U.S. 338
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.