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Harris v. Reed

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Advocates
Robert V. Shuff, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Kimball R. Anderson (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-5677
Petitioner: 
Harris
Respondent: 
Reed
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
489 U.S. 255 (1989)
Argued: 
Wednesday, October 12, 1988
Decided: 
Wednesday, February 22, 1989
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Harris v. Reed , 489 U.S. 255 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_5677)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 8 votes for Harris, 1 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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

Full Opinion by Justice Harry A. Blackmun