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Baltimore City Dept. of Social Servs. v. Bouknight

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Advocates
George E. Burns, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Mitchell Y. Mirviss (on behalf of the Petitioner in No. 88-6651)
Ralph S. Tyler, III (on behalf of the Petitioner in No. 88-1182)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-1182
Petitioner: 
Baltimore City Dept. of Social Servs.
Respondent: 
Bouknight
Consolidation: 
No. 88-6651
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
493 U.S. 549 (1990)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 7, 1989
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 20, 1990
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Self-Incrimination

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The Oyez Project, Baltimore City Dept. of Social Servs. v. Bouknight , 493 U.S. 549 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_1182)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Baltimore City Dept. of Social Servs., 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Self-Incrimination

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Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor