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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 28, 1972
Decision: Monday, May 15, 1972
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure, Crime Control Act

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Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 8 votes for United States, 1 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Biswell, 406 U.S. 311 (1972),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_81/>
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