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Carroll v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
571
Petitioner: 
Carroll
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1957-1958)
Opinion: 
354 U.S. 394 (1957)
Argued: 
Thursday, April 4, 1957
Decided: 
Monday, June 24, 1957
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Miscellaneous

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The Oyez Project, Carroll v. United States , 354 U.S. 394 (1957)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1950-1959/1956/1956_571)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Carroll, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1291

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Full Opinion by Justice Earl Warren