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Gosa v. Mayden

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-6314
Petitioner: 
Gosa
Respondent: 
Mayden
Consolidation: 
No. 71-1398
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
413 U.S. 665 (1973)
Argued: 
Monday, December 4, 1972
Decided: 
Monday, June 25, 1973
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Retroactivity

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The Oyez Project, Gosa v. Mayden , 413 U.S. 665 (1973)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1972/1972_71_6314)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Mayden, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: retroactive application of a constitutional right

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Douglas
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Wrote a dissent, joined Marshall's dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote a special concurrence
Rehnquist

Judgment of the Court by Justice Harry A. Blackmun