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United States v. John Doe, Inc. I

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Louis R. Cohen (on behalf of Petitioner)
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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-1613
Petitioner: 
United States
Respondent: 
John Doe, Inc. I
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
481 U.S. 102 (1987)
Argued: 
Monday, January 12, 1987
Decided: 
Tuesday, April 21, 1987
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

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The Oyez Project, United States v. John Doe, Inc. I , 481 U.S. 102 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_1613)
(last visited Monday, November 30, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for United States, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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Brennan
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Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Blackmun
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Powell
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O'Connor
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Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens