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Farmer v. Brennan, Warden

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
92-7247
Petitioner: 
Farmer
Respondent: 
Brennan, Warden, et al.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1993-1994)
Opinion: 
511 U.S. 825 (1994)
Argued: 
Wednesday, January 12, 1994
Decided: 
Monday, June 6, 1994
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Non-Death Penalty

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The Oyez Project, Farmer v. Brennan, Warden , 511 U.S. 825 (1994)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_92_7247)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Farmer, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Amendment 8: Cruel and Unusual Punishment

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