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Minnick v. Mississippi

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Advocates
Marvin L. White, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Floyd Abrams (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-6332
Petitioner: 
Minnick
Respondent: 
Mississippi
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
498 U.S. 146 (1990)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 3, 1990
Decided: 
Monday, December 3, 1990
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Miranda Warnings

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Minnick v. Mississippi , 498 U.S. 146 (1990)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_6332)
(last visited Tuesday, November 10, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Minnick, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Self-Incrimination

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Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
Scalia
Wrote the majority opinion
Kennedy
Did not participate
Souter

Full Opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy