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Collins v. Youngblood

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Charles A. Palmer (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Jon R. Farrar (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-742
Petitioner: 
Collins
Respondent: 
Youngblood
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
497 U.S. 37 (1990)
Argued: 
Monday, March 19, 1990
Decided: 
Thursday, June 21, 1990
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Ex Post Facto

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The Oyez Project, Collins v. Youngblood , 497 U.S. 37 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_89_742)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Collins, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Article 1, Section 10: Ex Post Facto

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist