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Taylor v. Alabama

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Robert M. Beno (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Thomas R. Allison (on behalf of Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-5152
Petitioner: 
Taylor
Respondent: 
Alabama
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
457 U.S. 687 (1982)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 23, 1982
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 23, 1982
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Involuntary Confession

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The Oyez Project, Taylor v. Alabama , 457 U.S. 687 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_81_5152)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Taylor, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Exclusionary rule (admissibility of evidence allegedly in violation of the Miranda warnings)

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall