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Yates v. Aiken

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Donald John Zelenka (on behalf of the Respondent)
David I. Bruck (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-6060
Petitioner: 
Yates
Respondent: 
Aiken
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Opinion: 
484 U.S. 211 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 2, 1987
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 12, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Retroactivity

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The Oyez Project, Yates v. Aiken , 484 U.S. 211 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_6060)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Yates, 0 vote(s) against
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