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Braswell v. United States

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Roy T. Englert, Jr. (for the Respondent)
Michael S. Fawer (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-3
Petitioner: 
Braswell
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 99 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 22, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Self-Incrimination

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The Oyez Project, Braswell v. United States , 487 U.S. 99 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_3)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Self-Incrimination

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Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent
Scalia
Wrote a dissent
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist