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New Jersey v. Portash

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-1489
Petitioner: 
New Jersey
Respondent: 
Portash
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
440 U.S. 450 (1979)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 5, 1978
Decided: 
Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Self-Incrimination, Immunity from Prosecution

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The Oyez Project, New Jersey v. Portash , 440 U.S. 450 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1489)
(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: 7 votes for Portash, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Self-Incrimination

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Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Burger
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority, joined Brennan's concurrence
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a regular concurrence
Powell
Voted with the majority, joined Powell's concurrence
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart