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Abstract

Argument: Monday, March 21, 1977
Decision: Thursday, June 16, 1977
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Double Jeopardy

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Jeffers, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Double Jeopardy
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Judgment of the Court by Justice Harry A. Blackmun

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The Oyez Project, Jeffers v. United States, 432 U.S. 137 (1977),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_75_1805/>
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