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Nelson v. O'neil

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
336
Petitioner: 
Nelson
Respondent: 
O'neil
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
402 U.S. 622 (1971)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 24, 1971
Decided: 
Tuesday, June 1, 1971
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Confrontation

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The Oyez Project, Nelson v. O'neil , 402 U.S. 622 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_336)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Nelson, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Confront and Cross-Examine, Compulsory Process

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Black
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Douglas
Wrote a regular concurrence
Harlan
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart