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Bell v. Ohio

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
76-6513
Petitioner: 
Bell
Respondent: 
Ohio
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
438 U.S. 637 (1978)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 17, 1978
Decided: 
Monday, July 3, 1978
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty
Categories: 
eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment, capital punishment, fourteenth amendment, criminal

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Bell v. Ohio , 438 U.S. 637 (1978)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1977/1977_76_6513)
(last visited Monday, November 9, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

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Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Bell, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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Wrote the judgment of the Court
Burger
Did not participate
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Wrote a special concurrence
Marshall
Wrote a special concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Powell
Wrote a dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens

Judgment of the Court by Justice Warren E. Burger