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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	COLORADO v. SPRING LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 27, 1987
Date Argument	December 09, 1986
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	479 U.S. 564 107 S. Ct. 851 1987 U.S. LEXIS 418 93 L. Ed. 2d 954
Docket	85-1517

Lower Court Detail

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

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Involuntary Confession CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Blackmun Powell Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Scalia dissent Brennan Marshall

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1986-031-01

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