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Austin v. United States

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Miguel A. Estrada (on behalf of the Respondent)
Richard L. Johnson (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
92-6073
Petitioner: 
Austin
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
509 U.S. 602 (1993)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 20, 1993
Decided: 
Monday, June 28, 1993
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Non-Death Penalty

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The Oyez Project, Austin v. United States , 509 U.S. 602 (1993)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1992/1992_92_6073)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Austin, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 21 U.S.C. 881

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Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's concurrence
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Wrote a special concurrence
Scalia
Wrote a special concurrence
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Souter
Voted with the majority, joined Kennedy's concurrence
Thomas

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun