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Brown v. Louisiana

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Thomas Chester (pro hac vice)
John M. Lawrence (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-5364
Petitioner: 
Brown
Respondent: 
Louisiana
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
447 U.S. 323 (1980)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 25, 1980
Decided: 
Monday, June 16, 1980
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Retroactivity

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The Oyez Project, Brown v. Louisiana , 447 U.S. 323 (1980)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1979/1979_79_5364)
(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: 6 votes for Brown, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: retroactive application of a constitutional right

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

Judgment of the Court by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.