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Johnson v. Mississippi

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Advocates
Marvin L. White, Jr. (on behalf of Respondent)
Floyd Abrams (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-5468
Petitioner: 
Johnson
Respondent: 
Mississippi
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
486 U.S. 578 (1988)
Argued: 
Monday, April 25, 1988
Decided: 
Monday, June 13, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty

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The Oyez Project, Johnson v. Mississippi , 486 U.S. 578 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_5468)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Johnson, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens