United States v. Young (1985)

United States v. Young
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued October 2, 1984 Decided February 20, 1985
Full case name	United States v. Billy G. Young
Citations	470 U.S. 1 (more) 105 S.Ct. 1038
Argument	Oral argument
Case history
Prior	United States v. Young, 736 F.2d 565 (10th Cir. 1984)
Holding
Judgement reversed: Trial judges should immediately address unprofessional advocacy for the guilt of the defendant Review of prosecutorial statements must consider whether they were invited by the defense Judicial review of statements unchallenged during the original trial is only warranted when the error would undermine the trial's fairness
Court membership
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger Associate Justices William J. Brennan Jr. · Byron White Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Case opinions
Majority	Burger, joined by White, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor
Concur/dissent	Brennan, joined by Marshall, Blackmun
Dissent	Stevens

United States v. Young, 470 U.S. 1 (1985), is a United States Supreme Court case holding that while trial judges should immediately address the misconduct of prosecutors and defense attorneys, remarks that go unchallenged during the trial can be reviewed by appellate courts if the error would undermine the trial's fairness, and a retrial should be considered if the remarks were uninvited by the other side.