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Murray v. Giarratano

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Advocates
Gerald T. Zerkin (on behalf of the respondents)
Robert Q. Harris (on behalf of the petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-411
Petitioner: 
Murray
Respondent: 
Giarratano
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
492 U.S. 1 (1989)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 22, 1989
Decided: 
Friday, June 23, 1989
Issues: 
Civil Rights, Indigents, Appointment of Counsel
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Murray v. Giarratano , 492 U.S. 1 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_88_411)
(last visited Monday, March 15, 2010).
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Decisions

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

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

Judgment of the Court by Justice William H. Rehnquist