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Geders v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-5968
Petitioner: 
Geders
Respondent: 
United States
Heard By: 
Burger Court (1975)
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
425 U.S. 80 (1976)
Argued: 
Monday, December 1, 1975
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 30, 1976
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel

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The Oyez Project, Geders v. United States , 425 U.S. 80 (1976)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_5968)
(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: 8 votes for Geders, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Counsel

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Burger
Voted with the majority, joined Marshall's concurrence
Brennan
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Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a regular concurrence
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Did not participate
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Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger