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Teague v. Lane

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Advocates
David E. Bindi (on behalf of the Respondents)
Patricia Unsinn (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-5259
Petitioner: 
Teague
Respondent: 
Lane
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
489 U.S. 288 (1989)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 4, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 22, 1989
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Location No location information present.

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The Oyez Project, Teague v. Lane , 489 U.S. 288 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_5259)
(last visited Monday, January 25, 2010).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Lane, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

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