The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, December 1, 1987
Decision: Wednesday, April 27, 1988
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Contempt of Court

Advocates

Michael R. Capizzi (on behalf of the petitioner)
Richard Lynn Schwartzberg (on behalf of the respondent)

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 Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Hicks, 3 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Due Process
Did not participate
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Scalia
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Hicks v. Feiock, 485 U.S. 624 (1988),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_787/>
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