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Vasquez v. Hillery

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Clifford Earl Tedmon (on behalf of the Respondent)
William George Prhal (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
84-836
Petitioner: 
Vasquez
Respondent: 
Hillery
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
474 U.S. 254 (1986)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 15, 1985
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 14, 1986
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Desegregation; Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Vasquez v. Hillery , 474 U.S. 254 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_84_836)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Hillery, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 USC 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall