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Sawyer v. Whitley, Warden

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Advocates
Dorothy A. Pendergast (on behalf of the Respondent)
Paul J. Larkin, Jr. (on behalf of the United States as amicus curiae supporting Respondent)
R. Neal Walker (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
91-6382
Petitioner: 
Sawyer
Respondent: 
Whitley, Warden
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1991-1993)
Opinion: 
505 U.S. 333 (1992)
Argued: 
Tuesday, February 25, 1992
Decided: 
Monday, June 22, 1992
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Sawyer v. Whitley, Warden , 505 U.S. 333 (1992)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1991/1991_91_6382)
(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: 9 votes for Whitley, Warden, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Full Opinion by Justice William H. Rehnquist