Allen v. McCurry

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1980-12-09

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Justice Stewart delivered the opinion of the Court. At a hearing before his criminal trial in a Missouri court, the respondent, Willie McCurry, invoked the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to suppress evidence that had been seized by the police. The trial court denied the suppression motion in part, and McCurry was subsequently convicted after a jury trial. The conviction was later affirmed on appeal. State…

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