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Burns v. United States

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Stephen J. Marzen (on behalf of the Respondent)
Steven H. Goldblatt (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-7260
Petitioner: 
Burns
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
501 U.S. 129 (1991)
Argued: 
Monday, December 3, 1990
Decided: 
Thursday, June 13, 1991
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Burns v. United States , 501 U.S. 129 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_7260)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Burns, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or relevant rules of a circuit court)

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall