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Staples v. United States

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James A. Feldman (on behalf of the Respondent)
Jennifer L. De Angelis (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
92-1441
Petitioner: 
Staples
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1993-1994)
Opinion: 
511 U.S. 600 (1994)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 30, 1993
Decided: 
Monday, May 23, 1994
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Firearms

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The Oyez Project, Staples v. United States , 511 U.S. 600 (1994)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_92_1441)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Staples, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 26 U.S.C. 5861

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

Full Opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas