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United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc.

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Arlington Ray Robbins (on behalf of the Respondent)
Douglas N. Letter (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-1032
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
Sells Engineering, Inc.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
463 U.S. 418 (1983)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 2, 1983
Decided: 
Thursday, June 30, 1983
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Discovery and Inspection; Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

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The Oyez Project, United States v. Sells Engineering, Inc. , 463 U.S. 418 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_1032)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Sells Engineering, Inc., 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.