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Hicks v. Feiock

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Advocates
Michael R. Capizzi (on behalf of the petitioner)
Richard Lynn Schwartzberg (on behalf of the respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-787
Petitioner: 
Hicks
Respondent: 
Feiock
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
485 U.S. 624 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 1, 1987
Decided: 
Wednesday, April 27, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Contempt of Court
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Hicks v. Feiock , 485 U.S. 624 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_787)
(last visited Monday, March 15, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Hicks, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White