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Ford v. Georgia

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Paula K. Smith (on behalf of the Respondent)
Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-6796
Petitioner: 
Ford
Respondent: 
Georgia
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Opinion: 
498 U.S. 411 (1991)
Argued: 
Tuesday, November 6, 1990
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 19, 1991
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Civil Rights
Categories: 
jury, criminal, race discrimination

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The Oyez Project, Ford v. Georgia , 498 U.S. 411 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_87_6796)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Ford, 0 vote(s) against
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