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Mccormick v. United States

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Advocates
Rudolph L. di Trapano (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Christopher J. Wright (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-1918
Petitioner: 
Mccormick
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
500 U.S. 257 (1991)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 8, 1991
Decided: 
Thursday, May 23, 1991
Issues: 
Economic Activity, Corruption

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Mccormick v. United States , 500 U.S. 257 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_1918)
(last visited Monday, November 23, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Mccormick, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 18 U.S.C. 1951

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White