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Legal Citation: 480 U.S. 79 (1987)

Petitioner
State of Maryland

Respondent
Garrison

Petitioner's Claim
That evidence taken from Garrison's apartment should not be suppressed even though the police officers used an over-broad warrant.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Stephen H. Sacks, Attorney General of Maryland

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Gerald A. Kroop

Justices for the Court
Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens (writing for the Court), Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
24 February 1987

Decision
Reversed the Maryland Court of Appeals ruling and held that the search warrant was valid and the...