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Whalen v. United States

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Andrew L. Frey (on behalf of Respondent)
Silas W. Wasserstrom (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
78-5471
Petitioner: 
Whalen
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
445 U.S. 684 (1980)
Argued: 
November 27-28, 1979
Decided: 
Wednesday, April 16, 1980
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Double Jeopardy

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The Oyez Project, Whalen v. United States , 445 U.S. 684 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_78_5471)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Whalen, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Double Jeopardy

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

Full Opinion by Justice Potter Stewart