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UNITED STATES v. SALVUCCI et al. (1980)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. SALVUCCI et al.
Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: March 26, 1980
Decided: June 25, 1980
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter StewartByron White
Dissenting
William BrennanThurgood Marshall

UNITED STATES v. SALVUCCI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 1980. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1980.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Massachusetts 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: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 448 U.S. 83
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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 conservative.

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