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Ross v. Oklahoma

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Advocates
Robert A. Nance (on behalf of the Respondent)
Gary R. Peterson (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
86-5309
Petitioner: 
Ross
Respondent: 
Oklahoma
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1987-1988)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 81 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 19, 1988
Reargued: 
Monday, April 18, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 22, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Extra-Legal Jury Influences, Jurors and Death Penalty

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The Oyez Project, Ross v. Oklahoma , 487 U.S. 81 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_86_5309)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

None

Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Oklahoma, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Right to Trial By Jury

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Wrote the majority opinion
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote a dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the minority, joined Marshall's dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist