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Tennessee v. Garner

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Tennessee v. Garner - Oral Argument
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W. J. Michael Cody (on behalf of appellants in 83-1035)
Henry I. Klein (on behalf of petitioners in 83-1070)
Steven L. Winter (on behalf of appellees in 83-1035 and respondents in 83-1070)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1035
Appellee: 
Garner
Appellant: 
Tennessee
Consolidation: 
No. 83-1070
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
471 U.S. 1 (1985)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 30, 1984
Decided: 
Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Tennessee v. Garner , 471 U.S. 1 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1035)
(last visited Wednesday, January 27, 2010).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Garner, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

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