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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	MISTRETTA v. UNITED STATES LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 18, 1989
Date Argument	October 05, 1988
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	488 U.S. 361 109 S. Ct. 647 1989 U.S. LEXIS 434 102 L. Ed. 2d 714
Docket	87-7028

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Missouri Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	Missouri Western U.S. District Court
Petitioner	person convicted of crime
Respondent	United States

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	MISCELLANEOUS Miscellaneous INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES 18 U.S.C. § 3551
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Unspecifiable
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White Marshall Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy dissent Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	MISCELLANEOUS Miscellaneous CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 7, Paragraph 2 (separation of powers)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Unspecifiable
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White Marshall Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy dissent Scalia
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	MISCELLANEOUS Miscellaneous CONSTITUTION Article I, Section 1 (delegation of powers)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Unspecifiable
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White Marshall Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Kennedy dissent Scalia

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1988-023-01

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