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Zant v. Stephens

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
81-89
Petitioner: 
Zant
Respondent: 
Stephens
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
462 U.S. 862 (1983)
Argued: 
Tuesday, May 3, 1983
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 22, 1983
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty

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The Oyez Project, Zant v. Stephens , 462 U.S. 862 (1983)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1982/1982_81_89)
(last visited Sunday, November 22, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Zant, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens