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Mathews v. United States

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Charles A. Rothfeld (on behalf of the Respondent)
Franklyn M. Gimbel (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-6109
Petitioner: 
Mathews
Respondent: 
United States
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
485 U.S. 58 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, December 2, 1987
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 24, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Confrontation, Entrapment

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Mathews v. United States , 485 U.S. 58 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_6109)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Mathews, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Scalia
Did not participate
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist