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Eddings v. Oklahoma

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Advocates
Jay C. Baker (on behalf of the Petitioner)
David W. Lee (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
80-5727
Petitioner: 
Eddings
Respondent: 
Oklahoma
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
455 U.S. 104 (1982)
Argued: 
Monday, November 2, 1981
Decided: 
Tuesday, January 19, 1982
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty
Categories: 
juveniles, jurisdiction, eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment, capital punishment, fourteenth amendment, criminal

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Eddings v. Oklahoma , 455 U.S. 104 (1982)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_80_5727)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

None

Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

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

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Wrote a dissent
Burger
Wrote a regular concurrence
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Burger's dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Burger's dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the minority, joined Burger's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a regular concurrence
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.