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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	ALLEN v. ILLINOIS LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	July 01, 1986
Date Argument	April 30, 1986
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	478 U.S. 364 106 S. Ct. 2988 1986 U.S. LEXIS 130 92 L. Ed. 2d 296
Docket	85-5404

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Illinois
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Illinois
Petitioner	person allegedly criminally insane or mentally incompetent to stand trial
Respondent	State Illinois

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	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Powell Rehnquist O'Connor dissent Brennan Marshall Blackmun Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Powell Rehnquist O'Connor dissent Brennan Marshall Blackmun Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1985-151-01

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