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October Term 1987 · decided Nov 16, 1987

Carpenter et al. v. United States

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  • Carpenter v. United States, OT 1987, November 16, 1987.
  • Citation: 484 U.S. 19.
  • Vote: 8 to 0.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1987-11-16 (October Term 1987). Citation: 484 U.S. 19. Vote: 8–0. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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