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Butler v. McKellar

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Donald John Zelenka (on behalf of the Respondents)
John H. Blume (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-6677
Petitioner: 
Butler
Respondent: 
McKellar
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
494 U.S. 407 (1990)
Argued: 
Monday, October 30, 1989
Decided: 
Monday, March 5, 1990
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Butler v. McKellar , 494 U.S. 407 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_6677)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
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Question: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for McKellar, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist