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Cheek v. United States

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Advocates
William R. Coulson (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Edwin S. Kneedler (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-658
Petitioner: 
Cheek
Respondent: 
United States
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
498 U.S. 192 (1991)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 3, 1990
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 8, 1991
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Internal Revenue

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The Oyez Project, Cheek v. United States , 498 U.S. 192 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_658)
(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 Cheek, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Internal Revenue Code

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White