The Recalled Warrant
Herring v. United States (2009)
Charge: Possession of Methamphetamine; Illegal Possession of a Firearm by a Felon Heard on GUILTY or NOT?: 7 July 2026
The facts
Coffee County, Alabama Police checked the Dale County warrant database, were told there was an active arrest warrant for the Defendant, and arrested him in reliance on that information. In fact the warrant had been recalled months earlier, but the Dale County database was never updated to reflect that. The search of the Defendant incident to the arrest produced methamphetamine and a firearm he was barred from possessing.
You have the facts the court had. Did the prosecution prove it? Render your verdict in the game, then see what the court actually decided — and why.
Citation: 555 U.S. 135 (2009)
Read the full decision at oyez.org. The source reveals the outcome.