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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	BROOKS v. TENNESSEE LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	June 07, 1972
Date Argument	March 21, 1972
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	406 U.S. 605 92 S. Ct. 1891 1972 U.S. LEXIS 48 32 L. Ed. 2d 358
Docket	71-5313

Lower Court Detail

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

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	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan White Marshall Powell special concurrence Stewart dissent Burger Blackmun Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to counsel)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan White Marshall Powell special concurrence Stewart dissent Burger Blackmun Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1971-123-01

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