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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	MORAN, SUPERINTENDENT, RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. BURBINE LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 10, 1986
Date Argument	November 13, 1985
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	475 U.S. 412 106 S. Ct. 1135 1986 U.S. LEXIS 32 89 L. Ed. 2d 410
Docket	84-1485

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Rhode Island U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Petitioner	State Rhode Island
Respondent	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Miranda Warnings CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist O'Connor dissent Brennan Marshall Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Miranda Warnings CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to counsel)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist O'Connor dissent Brennan Marshall Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Miranda Warnings CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist O'Connor dissent Brennan Marshall Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1985-051-01

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