United States v. United States Coin & Currency

Decided April 5, 1971. John Marshall Harlan delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 5 · 401 U.S. 715 (1971) · Cited 577 times

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

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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.

• Grosso v. United States · 390 U.S. 62 (1968)
• Marchetti v. United States · 390 U.S. 39 (1968)
• Tehan v. United States ex rel. Shott · 382 U.S. 406 (1966)
• Johnson v. New Jersey · 384 U.S. 719 (1966)
• Stovall v. Denno · 388 U.S. 293 (1967)
• Linkletter v. Walker · 381 U.S. 618 (1965)
• United States v. Kahriger · 345 U.S. 22 (1953)
• Lewis v. United States · 348 U.S. 419 (1955)
• Boyd v. United States · 116 U.S. 616 (1886)
• Norton v. Shelby County · 118 U.S. 425 (1886)
• Griffin v. California · 380 U.S. 609 (1965)
• Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · 308 U.S. 371 (1940)
• Bloom v. Illinois · 391 U.S. 194 (1968)
• Great Northern Railway Co. v. Sunburst Oil & Refining Co. · 287 U.S. 358 (1932)
• Miranda v. Arizona · 384 U.S. 436 (1966)
• Duncan v. Louisiana · 391 U.S. 145 (1968)
• Desist v. United States · 394 U.S. 244 (1969)
• DeStefano v. Woods · 392 U.S. 631 (1968)
• Gelpcke v. Dubuque · 68 U.S. 175 (1864)
• United States v. Chambers · 291 U.S. 217 (1934)
• United States v. Wade · 388 U.S. 218 (1967)
• Escobedo v. Illinois · 378 U.S. 478 (1964)
• Gilbert v. California · 388 U.S. 263 (1967)
• Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
• Dombrowski v. Pfister · 380 U.S. 479 (1965)
• Loving v. Virginia · 388 U.S. 1 (1967)
• Murphy v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor · 378 U.S. 52 (1964)
• Epperson v. Arkansas · 393 U.S. 97 (1968)
• Douglas v. City of Jeannette · 319 U.S. 157 (1943)
• One 1958 Plymouth Sedan v. Pennsylvania · 380 U.S. 693 (1965)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• United States v. Ursery · 518 U.S. 267 (1996)
• Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co. · 416 U.S. 663 (1974)
• Gosa v. Mayden · 413 U.S. 665 (1973)
• Austin v. United States · 509 U.S. 602 (1993)
• Welch v. United States · 578 U.S. 120 (2016)
• United States v. Ward · 448 U.S. 242 (1980)
• Brown v. Louisiana · 447 U.S. 323 (1980)
• United States v. Johnson · 457 U.S. 537 (1982)
• One Lot Emerald Cut Stones and One Ring v. United States · 409 U.S. 232 (1972)
• Allen v. Illinois · 478 U.S. 364 (1986)
• California v. Byers · 402 U.S. 424 (1971)
• American Trucking Assns., Inc. v. Smith · 496 U.S. 167 (1990)
• Michigan v. Payne · 412 U.S. 47 (1973)

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