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The Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions in 2018

<b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>The United States Supreme Court's October Term 2017 was a good year for criminal defendants in areas as varied as the Fourth Amendment, obstruction of justice, the death penalty, and criminal restitution. There was only one major criminal law decision this term — <i>Carpenter v. United States</i> — but there were several decisions that defense counsel would do well to study.

5 minute read November 01, 2018 at 12:11 AM
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Harry Sandick and Jacqueline Bonneau
The Supreme Court's Criminal Law Decisions in 2018

The United States Supreme Court's October Term 2017 was a good year for criminal defendants in areas as varied as the Fourth Amendment, obstruction of justice, the death penalty, and criminal restitution.

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