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Franklin v. Lynaugh

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Advocates
William C. Zapalac (on behalf of Respondent)
Mark Stevens (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-5546
Petitioner: 
Franklin
Respondent: 
Lynaugh
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
487 U.S. 164 (1988)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 1, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 22, 1988
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Franklin v. Lynaugh , 487 U.S. 164 (1988)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1987/1987_87_5546)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Lynaugh, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Brennan
Wrote the judgment of the Court
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy

Judgment of the Court by Justice Byron R. White