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Murray v. United States

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Advocates
Roy T. Englert, Jr. (ON BEHALF OF RESPONDENT)
Raymond Randolph (ON BEHALF OF PETITIONERS)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-995
Petitioner: 
Murray
Respondent: 
United States
Consolidation: 
No. 86-1016
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 533 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 8, 1987
Decided: 
Monday, June 27, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Search and Seizure

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Murray v. United States , 487 U.S. 533 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_995)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 4 votes for United States, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 4: Fourth Amendment

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

Full Opinion by Justice Antonin Scalia