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Legal Citation: 468 U.S. 981 (1984)

Petitioner
State of Massachusetts

Respondent
Osborne Sheppard

Petitioner's Claim
That evidence found and used against Osborne Sheppard should not be suppressed because it was gathered using a defective warrant.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Barbara A. H. Smith

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
John Reinstein

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

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

Place
Washington D.C.

Date of Decision
5 July 1984

Decision
Reversed the decision of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts and held that evidence is admissible, even if gathered under...