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Date Decision
June 23, 1975
Date Argument
April 23, 1975
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
422 U.S. 225 95 S. Ct. 2160 1975 U.S. LEXIS 80
45 L. Ed. 2d 141
Docket
74-634
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
California Central U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner
United States
Respondent
person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Discovery And Inspection (in The Context Of Criminal Litigation Only, Otherwise Freedom Of Information Act And Related Federal Or State Statutes Or Regulations)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition
8 - 0
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
Stewart
Marshall
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
regular concurrence
White
Rehnquist
justice did not participate
Douglas
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Discovery And Inspection (in The Context Of Criminal Litigation Only, Otherwise Freedom Of Information Act And Related Federal Or State Statutes Or Regulations)
COURT RULES
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or relevant rules of a circuit court
Vote Coalition
8 - 0
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Brennan
Stewart
Marshall
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
regular concurrence
White
Rehnquist
justice did not participate
Douglas
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Discovery And Inspection (in The Context Of Criminal Litigation Only, Otherwise Freedom Of Information Act And Related Federal Or State Statutes Or Regulations)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Sixth Amendment (right to confront and cross-examine, compulsory process)
