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Clemons v. Mississippi

Docket: 88-6873
Citation: 494 U.S. 738 (1990)
Petitioner: Clemons
Respondent: Mississippi

Case Media

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, November 28, 1989
Decision: Wednesday, March 28, 1990
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty

Advocates

Kenneth S. Resnick (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Marvin L. White, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 5 votes for Clemons, 4 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White

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The Oyez Project, Clemons v. Mississippi, 494 U.S. 738 (1990),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_6873/>
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