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Abstract

Argument: Wednesday, October 9, 1991
Reargument: Monday, February 24, 1992
Decision: Wednesday, June 24, 1992
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Speedy Trial

Advocates

Robert S. Mueller, III (on behalf of the Respondent)
William J. Sheppard (on behalf of the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Doggett, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Speedy Trial
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor
Wrote the majority opinion
Souter
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the minority, joined Thomas' dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Thomas' dissent
Scalia
Wrote a dissent
Thomas
Full Opinion by Justice David H. Souter

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The Oyez Project, Doggett v. United States, 505 U.S. 647 (1992),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_857/>
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