United States v. Leon

Petitioner

United States

Respondent

Alberto Antonio Leon

Petitioner's Claim

Evidence obtained through use of a search warrant subsequently judged to be defective should be admissible in court.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner

Rex E. Lee, U.S. Solicitor General

Chief Lawyers for Respondent

Barry Tarlow, Roger L. Cossack

Justices for the Court

Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting

William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens

Place

Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision

5 July 1984

Decision

Evidence obtained under a search warrant subsequently ruled defective may still be admissible in court.

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• Aguilar v. Texas, 378 U.S. 108 (1964).
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• Harris v. New York, 401 U.S. 222 (1971).
• Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213 (1983).