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Coleman v. Thompson

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Advocates
Donald R. Curry (on behalf of the Respondent)
John Wesley Hall, Jr. (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
89-7662
Petitioner: 
Coleman
Respondent: 
Thompson
Heard By: 
Rehnquist Court (1990-1991)
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991)
Opinion: 
501 U.S. 722 (1991)
Argued: 
Monday, February 25, 1991
Decided: 
Monday, June 24, 1991
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Coleman v. Thompson , 501 U.S. 722 (1991)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1990/1990_89_7662)
(last visited Wednesday, November 25, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Thompson, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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

Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor