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Davis v. Alaska

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
72-5794
Petitioner: 
Davis
Respondent: 
Alaska
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
415 U.S. 308 (1974)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Confrontation
Categories: 
juveniles, witnesses, criminal

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The Oyez Project, Davis v. Alaska , 415 U.S. 308 (1974)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1973/1973_72_5794)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Davis, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Confront and Cross-Examine, Compulsory Process

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Wrote the majority opinion
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger