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Ford v. Wainwright

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Advocates
Richard H. Burr (on behalf of Petitioner)
Joy B. Shearer (on behalf of Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-5542
Petitioner: 
Ford
Respondent: 
Wainwright
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
477 U.S. 399 (1986)
Argued: 
Tuesday, April 22, 1986
Decided: 
Thursday, June 26, 1986
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty
Categories: 
insanity, mental health, habeas corpus, eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment, capital punishment, criminal
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The Oyez Project, Ford v. Wainwright , 477 U.S. 399 (1986)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1985/1985_85_5542)
(last visited Sunday, January 24, 2010).
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Decisions

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

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

Full Opinion by Justice Thurgood Marshall

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