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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	WILLIAMS v. FLORIDA LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 22, 1970
Date Argument	March 04, 1970
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	399 U.S. 78 90 S. Ct. 1893 1970 U.S. LEXIS 98 26 L. Ed. 2d 446
Docket	927

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Florida
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Appellate Court Florida
Petitioner	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent	State Florida

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	6 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White regular concurrence Harlan Stewart Marshall Burger dissent Black Douglas justice did not participate Blackmun
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Jury Trial (right To, As Distinct From Extra-legal Jury Influences) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White regular concurrence Black Douglas Harlan Stewart Burger dissent Marshall justice did not participate Blackmun

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1969-121-01

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