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Wright, Warden v. West

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Advocates
Donald R. Curry (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Maureen E. Mahoney (on behalf of the United States, as amicus curiae, supporting Petitioners)
Steven H. Goldblatt (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
91-542
Petitioner: 
Wright, Warden, et al.
Respondent: 
West
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
505 U.S. 277 (1992)
Argued: 
Tuesday, March 24, 1992
Decided: 
Friday, June 19, 1992
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Wright, Warden v. West , 505 U.S. 277 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_91_542)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Wright, Warden, 0 vote(s) against
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Rehnquist
Wrote a special concurrence
White
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Wrote a special concurrence
Kennedy
Wrote a special concurrence
Souter
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Thomas

Judgment of the Court by Justice Clarence Thomas