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Murphy v. Florida

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
74-5116
Petitioner: 
Murphy
Respondent: 
Florida
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
421 U.S. 794 (1975)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 15, 1975
Decided: 
Monday, June 16, 1975
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Extra-Legal Jury Influences, Pretrial Publicity
Categories: 
jury, habeas corpus, criminal

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Murphy v. Florida , 421 U.S. 794 (1975)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1974/1974_74_5116)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

None

Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Florida, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Wrote a special concurrence
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote a dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall