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Tennessee v. Street

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Lance J. Rogers (on behalf of respondent)
Joshua I. Schwartz (on behalf of the United States as Amicus curiae in support of petitioner)
Robert A. Grunow (on behalf of petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-2143
Petitioner: 
Tennessee
Respondent: 
Street
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
471 U.S. 409 (1985)
Argued: 
Monday, March 18, 1985
Decided: 
Monday, May 13, 1985
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Confrontation

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The Oyez Project, Tennessee v. Street , 471 U.S. 409 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_2143)
(last visited Saturday, November 28, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Tennessee, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Confront and Cross-Examine, Compulsory Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice Warren E. Burger