The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, October 7, 1980
Decision: Wednesday, January 21, 1981
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Confrontation, Presentation or Admissibility or Sufficiency of Evidence

Advocates

James D. Crawford (on behalf of the Respondent)
Maria Parisi Vickers (on behalf of Petitioners)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 6 votes for Adams, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Article 1, Section 10, Paragraph 3: Compact Clause
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Rehnquist's dissent
Burger
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Cuyler v. Adams, 449 U.S. 433 (1981),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_78_1841/>
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