Cite as: 523 U. S. 185 (1998)
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results, or provoke mistrials, because of the difficulty of predicting, before introduction of all the evidence, whether Bruton barred use of a particular confession that incriminated "by connection," see ibid.—are inapplicable in the circumstances here. Pp. 195-197.
344 Md. 417, 687 A. 2d 660, vacated and remanded.
Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Scalia, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Kennedy and Thomas, JJ., joined, post, p. 200.
Arthur A. DeLano, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Stephen E. Harris and Nancy S. Forster.
Carmen M. Shepard, Deputy Attorney General of Maryland, argued the cause for respondent. With her on the brief were J. Joseph Curran, Jr., Attorney General, and Gary E. Bair and Mary Ellen Barbera, Assistant Attorneys General.
Roy W. McLeese III argued the cause for the United States as amicus curiae urging affirmance. With him on the brief were Acting Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Keeney, and Deputy Solicitor General Dreeben.*
*David Reiser and Barbara E. Bergman filed a brief for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. as amici curiae urging reversal.
Briefs of amici curiae urging affirmance were filed for the State of New York et al. by Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General of New York, Barbara G. Billet, Solicitor General, Peter H. Schiff, Deputy Solicitor General, and Marlene O. Tuczinski, Assistant Attorney General, John M. Balley, Chief State's Attorney of Connecticut, and by the Attorneys General for their respective States as follows: M. Jane Brady of Delaware, Margery S. Bronster of Hawaii, Richard P. Ieyoub of Louisiana, Frank J. Kelley of Michigan, Joseph P. Mazurek of Montana, Frankie Sue Del Papa of Nevada, W. A. Drew Edmondson of Oklahoma, Jan Graham of Utah, and William H. Sorrell of Vermont; and for the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation by Kent S. Scheidegger and Charles L. Hobson.
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