Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Lacey v. United States

519 U.S. 944

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1996-10-15
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “[TJhere is a point at which excessive government zeal may warrant judicial intervention. However, prior to that point, the courts will not fine tune conduct of law enforcement officials that does not offend the universal sense of justice.”

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C. A. 10th Cir. Cer-tiorari denied.