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446 U.S. 962

Missouri v. Sours

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1980-05-27

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“for further consideration in light of Whalen ....”

quoted by 2 later decisions, including Sours v. State, State v. Thompson

Relies on Whalen v. United States

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1980-05-27

How this case has been cited

Cited by 194 later decisions (3 by the Supreme Court) — most recently May 2018 · most notably Missouri v. Hunter (1983), Schweiker v. Wilson (1981)

53 federal appellate · 8 district · 105 state decisions

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¶1Sup. Ct. Mo. Motion of respondent for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and cer-tiorari granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded for further consideration in light of Whalen v. United States, 445 U. S. 684 (1980).

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