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Bell v. United States

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Rudolph W. Giuliani (on behalf of Respondent)
Roy W. Allman (on behalf of the Petitioner (appointed by this Court))
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-5119
Petitioner: 
Bell
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
462 U.S. 356 (1983)
Argued: 
Monday, April 25, 1983
Decided: 
Monday, June 13, 1983
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Financial

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Bell v. United States , 462 U.S. 356 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_82_5119)
(last visited Tuesday, November 10, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for United States, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 18 U.S.C. 2113

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

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.