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October Term 1974 · decided Mar 3, 1975

Serfass v. United States

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  • Serfass v. United States, OT 1974, March 3, 1975.
  • Citation: 420 U.S. 377.
  • Vote: 8 to 1.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1975-03-03 (October Term 1974). Citation: 420 U.S. 377. Vote: 8–1. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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