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Jones v. Barnes

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Sheila Ginsberg Riesel (on behalf of the Respondent)
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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-1794
Petitioner: 
Jones
Respondent: 
Barnes
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
463 U.S. 745 (1983)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 22, 1983
Decided: 
Tuesday, July 5, 1983
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel

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The Oyez Project, Jones v. Barnes , 463 U.S. 745 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_1794)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Jones, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Counsel

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

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger