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Morris v. Slappy

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Michael B. Bassi (on behalf of the Respondent)
Dane R. Gillette (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-1095
Petitioner: 
Morris
Respondent: 
Slappy
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
461 U.S. 1 (1983)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 1, 1982
Decided: 
Wednesday, April 20, 1983
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel

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The Oyez Project, Morris v. Slappy , 461 U.S. 1 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_1095)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Morris, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Counsel

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

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger