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Mu'min v. Virginia

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Mu'min v. Virginia - Oral Argument
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Advocates
John H. Blume (on behalf of the Petitioner)
John H. McLees (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
90-5193
Petitioner: 
Mu'min
Respondent: 
Virginia
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
500 U.S. 415 (1991)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 20, 1991
Decided: 
Thursday, May 30, 1991
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Extra-Legal Jury Influences, Voir Dire

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Mu'min v. Virginia , 500 U.S. 415 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_90_5193)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Virginia, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Trial By Jury

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

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist