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Dalia v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-1722
Petitioner: 
Dalia
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
441 U.S. 238 (1979)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 9, 1979
Decided: 
Wednesday, April 18, 1979
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure, Crime Control Act
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Dalia v. United States , 441 U.S. 238 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_1722)
(last visited Sunday, March 14, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment

Sort by Ideology

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

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.