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Michigan v. Jackson

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Advocates
Ronald J. Bretz (on behalf of Respondent Rudy Bladel)
James Krogsrud (on behalf of Respondent Robert Bernard Jackson)
Brian E. Thiede (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-1531
Petitioner: 
Michigan
Respondent: 
Jackson
Consolidation: 
No. 84-1539
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
475 U.S. 625 (1986)
Argued: 
Monday, December 9, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 1, 1986
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Miranda Warnings; Criminal Procedure, Right to Counsel

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Michigan v. Jackson , 475 U.S. 625 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_1531)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Jackson, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Counsel

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

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens