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Bowen v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
73-6848
Petitioner: 
Bowen
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
422 U.S. 916 (1975)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 18, 1975
Decided: 
Monday, June 30, 1975
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Retroactivity

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The Oyez Project, Bowen v. United States , 422 U.S. 916 (1975)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_73_6848)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for United States, 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
Co-authored a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Co-authored a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.