Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2019

Davis v. United States

Decided March 23, 2020. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-5421 · 589 U.S. 345 (2020) · Cited 50 times

Holding

There is no legal basis for the Fifth Circuit’s practice of declining to review certain unpreserved factual arguments for plain error.

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Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

United States v. Olano · 507 U.S. 725 (1993)
Rosales-Mireles v. United States · 585 U.S. 129 (2018)

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