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South Carolina v. Gathers

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Donald John Zelenka (on behalf of the Petitioner)
William Isaac Diggs (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-305
Petitioner: 
South Carolina
Respondent: 
Gathers
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
490 U.S. 805 (1989)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 28, 1989
Decided: 
Monday, June 12, 1989
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty
Categories: 
precedent, jury, capital punishment, criminal

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The Oyez Project, South Carolina v. Gathers , 490 U.S. 805 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_88_305)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

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

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Wrote a regular concurrence
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Voted with the majority
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Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
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Wrote a dissent
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Wrote a dissent
Scalia
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.