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Simmons v. South Carolina

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Advocates
David I. Bruck (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Richard A. Harpootlian (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
92-9059
Petitioner: 
Simmons
Respondent: 
South Carolina
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1993-1994)
Opinion: 
512 U.S. 154 (1994)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 18, 1994
Decided: 
Friday, June 17, 1994
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Extra-Legal Jury Influences, Jury Instructions
Location No location information present.

Cite this page
The Oyez Project, Simmons v. South Carolina , 512 U.S. 154 (1994)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1993/1993_92_9059)
(last visited Friday, March 19, 2010).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Simmons, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Rehnquist
Wrote the judgment of the Court
Blackmun
Voted with the majority, joined Souter's concurrence
Stevens
Wrote a special concurrence
O'Connor
Wrote a dissent
Scalia
Voted with the majority, joined O'Connor's concurrence
Kennedy
Wrote a regular concurrence
Souter
Voted with the minority, joined Scalia's dissent
Thomas
Wrote a regular concurrence
Ginsburg

Judgment of the Court by Justice Harry A. Blackmun

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