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Roberts v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-1793
Petitioner: 
Roberts
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
445 U.S. 552 (1980)
Argued: 
Monday, January 14, 1980
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 15, 1980
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Self-Incrimination

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The Oyez Project, Roberts v. United States , 445 U.S. 552 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_1793)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 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: Self-Incrimination

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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
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.