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New York v. Class

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Mark C. Cogan (Pro Hac Vice)
Steven P. Kartagener (on behalf of the petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-1181
Petitioner: 
New York
Respondent: 
Class
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
475 U.S. 106 (1986)
Argued: 
Monday, November 4, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 25, 1986
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure, Vehicles; Judicial Power, Supreme Court Jurisdiction from State Courts
Categories: 
jurisdiction, fourth amendment, searches and seizures, criminal

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The Oyez Project, New York v. Class , 475 U.S. 106 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1181)
(last visited Sunday, November 8, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for New York, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment

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

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor