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Stringer v. Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department Of Corrections

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Advocates
Kenneth J. Rose (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Marvin L. White, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondents)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
90-6616
Petitioner: 
Stringer
Respondent: 
Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department Of Corrections, et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
503 U.S. 222 (1992)
Argued: 
Monday, December 9, 1991
Decided: 
Monday, March 9, 1992
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Stringer v. Black, Commissioner, Mississippi Department Of Corrections , 503 U.S. 222 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_90_6616)
(last visited Tuesday, November 24, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

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

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

Full Opinion by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy