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Pulley v. Harris

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Advocates
Michael D. Wellington (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Anthony G. Amsterdam (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
82-1095
Petitioner: 
Pulley
Respondent: 
Harris
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
465 U.S. 37 (1984)
Argued: 
Monday, November 7, 1983
Decided: 
Monday, January 23, 1984
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty
Categories: 
habeas corpus, capital punishment, criminal

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The Oyez Project, Pulley v. Harris , 465 U.S. 37 (1984)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1983/1983_82_1095)
(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: 7 votes for Pulley, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White