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Witte v. United States

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Advocates
H. Michael Sokolow (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Edward C. DuMont (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
94-6187
Petitioner: 
Witte
Respondent: 
United States
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1994-2005)
Opinion: 
515 U.S. 389 (1995)
Argued: 
Monday, April 17, 1995
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 14, 1995
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Double Jeopardy

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The Oyez Project, Witte v. United States , 515 U.S. 389 (1995)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_6187)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for United States, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Double Jeopardy

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

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor