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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	UNITED STATES v. ALOYZAS BALSYS LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 25, 1998
Date Argument	April 20, 1998
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	524 U.S. 666 118 S. Ct. 2218 1998 U.S. LEXIS 4210 141 L. Ed. 2d 575
Docket	97-873

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	New York Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Petitioner	United States
Respondent	alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination, Immunity From Prosecution CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter Thomas regular concurrence Stevens dissent Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1997-099-01

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