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Legal Citation: 462 U.S. 213 (1983)

Petitioner
State of Illinois

Respondent
Lance Gates

Petitioner's Claim
That evidence obtained via a search warrant that was later declared invalid could still convict.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Paul J. Biebel, Jr., Assistant Attorney General of Illinois

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
James W. Reilley

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

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
8 June 1983

Decision
Reversed the Illinois Supreme Court's decision that prevented evidence seized from being presented at a criminal...