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Carpenter v. United States

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Don D. Buchwald (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Charles Fried (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-422
Petitioner: 
Carpenter
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Opinion: 
484 U.S. 19 (1987)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 7, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, November 16, 1987
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Fraud

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The Oyez Project, Carpenter v. United States , 484 U.S. 19 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_422)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for United States, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Securities Act of 1933, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or the Williams Act

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Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White