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Richardson v. Marsh

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Advocates
Timothy A. Baughman (on behalf of Petitioner)
Lawrence S. Robbins (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae, in support of Petitioner)
R. Steven Whalen (on behalf of Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-1433
Petitioner: 
Richardson
Respondent: 
Marsh
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
481 U.S. 200 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 14, 1987
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 21, 1987
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Confrontation

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Richardson v. Marsh , 481 U.S. 200 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1433)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Richardson, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Confront and Cross-Examine, Compulsory Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia