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Ponte v. Real

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Jonathan Shapiro (on behalf of the Respondent)
Martin E. Levin (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1329
Petitioner: 
Ponte
Respondent: 
Real
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
471 U.S. 491 (1985)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 9, 1985
Decided: 
Monday, May 20, 1985
Issues: 
Due Process, Prisoners' Rights

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The Oyez Project, Ponte v. Real , 471 U.S. 491 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1329)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Ponte, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined Stevens' concurrence
Blackmun
Did not participate
Powell
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Wrote a regular concurrence
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist