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Ricketts v. Adamson

Docket: 86-6
Citation: 483 U.S. 1 (1987)
Petitioner: Ricketts
Respondent: Adamson

Case Media

Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, April 1, 1987
Decision: Monday, June 22, 1987
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Double Jeopardy

Advocates

Roy T. Englert (as amicus curiae, supporting Petitioners)
Timothy K. Ford (on behalf of the Respondent)
William J. Schafer, III (on behalf of the Petitioners)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Seniority)

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Decision: 5 votes for Ricketts, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Double Jeopardy
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

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The Oyez Project, Ricketts v. Adamson, 483 U.S. 1 (1987),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_86_6/>
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