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October Term 1978 · decided Mar 20, 1979

New Jersey v. Portash

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  • New Jersey v. Portash, OT 1978, March 20, 1979.
  • Citation: 440 U.S. 450.
  • Vote: 7 to 2.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

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Decided 1979-03-20 (October Term 1978). Citation: 440 U.S. 450. Vote: 7–2. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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Concurrence (4)

Dissent (2)

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