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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, February 25, 1981
Decision: Monday, June 22, 1981
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure

Advocates

Timothy A. Baughman (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Bruce J. Ennis, Jr. (on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union as amicus curiae)
Gerald M. Lorence (on behalf of the Respondent)
Elliott Schulder (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae)

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 Seniority)

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Decision: 6 votes for Michigan, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment
Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stewart's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens
Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Michigan v. Summers, 452 U.S. 692 (1981),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_1794/>
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