The Oyez Project Virtual Tour of the Supreme Court Building

Abstract

Argument: Tuesday, November 10, 1992
Decision: Tuesday, March 30, 1993
Issues: Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty

Advocates

Clifford Gardner (on behalf of the Respondent)
Lynn E. Thomas (on behalf of the Petitioner)

Facts of the Case

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Question

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Conclusion

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Supreme Court Justice Opinions and Votes (by Ideology)

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Decision: 7 votes for Arave, Warden, 2 vote(s) against
Legal Provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Souter
Voted with the majority
White
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Kennedy
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Thomas
Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

Cite this page

The Oyez Project, Arave, Warden v. Creech, 507 U.S. 463 (1993),
available at: <http://www.oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1992/1992_91_1160/>
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