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Powell v. Texas

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Docket No.: 
405
Appellee: 
Texas
Appellant: 
Powell
Decided By: 
Warren Court (1967-1969)
Opinion: 
392 U.S. 514 (1968)
Argued: 
Thursday, March 7, 1968
Decided: 
Monday, June 17, 1968
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Non-Death Penalty
Categories: 
insanity, eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment

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The Oyez Project, Powell v. Texas , 392 U.S. 514 (1968)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1967/1967_405)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Texas, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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Voted with the majority
Warren
Wrote a regular concurrence
Black
Voted with the minority, joined Fortas' dissent
Douglas
Voted with the majority, joined Black's concurrence
Harlan
Voted with the minority, joined Fortas' dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Fortas' dissent
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Wrote a dissent
Fortas
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Marshall

Judgment of the Court by Justice Thurgood Marshall