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Adams v. Texas

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Douglas M. Becker (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-5175
Petitioner: 
Adams
Respondent: 
Texas
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
448 U.S. 38 (1980)
Argued: 
Monday, March 24, 1980
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 25, 1980
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Extra-Legal Jury Influences, Jurors and Death Penalty

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The Oyez Project, Adams v. Texas , 448 U.S. 38 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_5175)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Adams, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 6: Other Sixth Amendment Provisions

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Wrote a special concurrence
Marshall
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White