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Bifulco v. United States

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-5010
Petitioner: 
Bifulco
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
447 U.S. 381 (1980)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 27, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, June 16, 1980
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Narcotics

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The Oyez Project, Bifulco v. United States , 447 U.S. 381 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_5010)
(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: 6 votes for Bifulco, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 21 U.S.C. 846

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

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun