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Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, February 18, 1975
Decision: Monday, June 30, 1975
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Retroactivity

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: retroactive application of a constitutional right
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.

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The Oyez Project, Bowen v. United States, 422 U.S. 916 (1975),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_73_6848/>
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