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MICHIGAN v. DEFILLIPPO

No. 77-1680.

443 U.S. 31 (1979)

MICHIGAN v. DEFILLIPPO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy A. Baughman argued the cause for petitioner. with him on the briefs was William L. Cahalan.

James C. Howarth, by appointment of the Court, 439 U.S. 976, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BURGER delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question presented by this case is whether an arrest made in good-faith reliance on an ordinance, which at the time had not been declared unconstitutional, is valid regardless of a subsequent judicial determination of its unconstitutionality.

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At approximately 10 p. m. on September 14, 1976, Detroit police officers on duty in a patrol car received...

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