Legal Opinion

Lewis v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 9, 1998No. 96-7151Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

523 U.S. 155 (1998)

LEWIS

v.

UNITED STATES

No. 96-7151.

United States Supreme Court.

Argued November 12, 1997.

Decided March 9, 1998.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

2Opinion of the Court · BreyerBreyer, J.

J., and Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Thomas, J., joined, post, p. 173. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, post, p. 180.

Frank Granger argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Malcolm L. Stewart argued the cause for the United States. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Waxman,…

Also in this document: Opinion of the Court · Breyer; Concurring in the judgment; Dissent.

3Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
  3. Koon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  4. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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