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Mesa v. California

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Kenneth Rosenblatt (on behalf of the Respondent)
Donald B. Ayer (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-1206
Petitioner: 
Mesa
Respondent: 
California
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
489 U.S. 121 (1989)
Argued: 
Tuesday, December 6, 1988
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 21, 1989
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Criminal Procedure

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The Oyez Project, Mesa v. California , 489 U.S. 121 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1206)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for California, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 U.S.C. 1442

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