The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Decision: Wednesday, June 22, 1988
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Self-Incrimination

Advocates

Roy T. Englert (for the Respondent)
Michael S. Fawer (on behalf of the Petitioner)

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 United States, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Self-Incrimination
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined Kennedy's dissent
Scalia
Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Braswell v. United States, 487 U.S. 99 (1988),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_3/>
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