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Posey v. United States, 1941 — 312 U.S. 663 · caselaw · US
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Posey v. United States
312 U.S. 663·Supreme Court of the United States·1941
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Opinion
No. 744.
Posey v. United States.
March 17, 1941.
Mr. W. B. Fain, Jr. for petitioner. Solicitor General Biddle, Assistant Attorney General Berge, and Messrs. George F. Kneip, Fred E. Strine, and W. Marvin Smith for the United States.
[MAJORITY — Per Curiam:]
Per Curiam:
On the Government’s confession of error, the petition for writ of certiorari is granted, the judgment is reversed, and the cause is remanded to the District Court with directions to grant the motion to suppress.