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Houston v. Lack

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Jerry L. Smith (On behalf of the Respondent)
Penny J. White (On behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-5428
Petitioner: 
Houston
Respondent: 
Lack
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 266 (1988)
Argued: 
Wednesday, April 27, 1988
Decided: 
Friday, June 24, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Confrontation, Timeliness

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The Oyez Project, Houston v. Lack , 487 U.S. 266 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_5428)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Houston, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, including Appellate Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent
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