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Arizona v. Manypenny

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Daniel Jesse Smith (on behalf of the Petitioner)
James D. Whitney (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
79-621
Petitioner: 
Arizona
Respondent: 
Manypenny
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
451 U.S. 232 (1981)
Argued: 
Monday, November 10, 1980
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 21, 1981
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Criminal Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Arizona v. Manypenny , 451 U.S. 232 (1981)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1980/1980_79_621)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Arizona, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1291

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

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun