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Lee v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-5187
Petitioner: 
Lee
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
432 U.S. 23 (1977)
Argued: 
Monday, April 25, 1977
Decided: 
Monday, June 13, 1977
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Double Jeopardy

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The Oyez Project, Lee v. United States , 432 U.S. 23 (1977)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1976/1976_76_5187)
(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 United States, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Double Jeopardy

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Wrote a regular concurrence
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.