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Shelton v. United States, 346 U.S. 270 (1953)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Shelton v. United States, 346 U.S. 270 (1953)
Shelton v. United States No. 235, Misc. Decided June 15, 1953 346 U.S. 270
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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Claiming illegal search and seizure, a federal prisoner petitioned a Federal District Court under Rule 41(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure for the return of property seized by federal officers and for the suppression of its use in evidence. The District Court denied such relief. The Court of Appeals affirmed. The prisoner petitioned this Court for a writ of certiorari. Confessing that the legality of part of the search and seizure was doubtful, the Government took the position that everything except stolen property should be returned to the prisoner, and suggested that the judgments below be vacated and the case be remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.
Held: certiorari granted. Upon consideration of the Government’s confession of error and after a review of the record in the case, both judgments are vacated and the case is remanded to the District Court for further proceedings.
197 F.2d 827, judgments vacated and case remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Shelton v. United States, 346 U.S. 270 (1953) in 346 U.S. 270 Original Sources, accessed August 30, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RF5W14CJYMZH5MG.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Shelton v. United States, 346 U.S. 270 (1953), in 346 U.S. 270, Original Sources. 30 Aug. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RF5W14CJYMZH5MG.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Shelton v. United States, 346 U.S. 270 (1953). cited in 1953, 346 U.S. 270. Original Sources, retrieved 30 August 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=RF5W14CJYMZH5MG.
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