Legal Opinion

Sanabria v. United States

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided June 14, 1978No. 76-1040Published

1Opinion of the Court

437 U.S. 54 (1978)

SANABRIA

v.

UNITED STATES.

No. 76-1040.

Supreme Court of United States.

Argued November 8, 1977.

Decided June 14, 1978.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT.

Francis J. DiMento argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Frank H. Easterbrook argued the cause for the United States pro hac vice. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McCree, Assistant Attorney General Civiletti, and Sidney M. Glazer.

MR. JUSTICE MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.[*]

The issue presented is whether the United States may appeal in a criminal case from…

Also in this document: Concurrence; Dissent.

2Cases cited68 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  5. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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