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Garlotte v. Fordice, Governor Of Mississippi

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Brian D. Boyle (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Marvin L. White, Jr. (on behalf of the Respondent)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
94-6790
Petitioner: 
Garlotte
Respondent: 
Fordice, Governor Of Mississippi
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1994-2005)
Opinion: 
515 U.S. 39 (1995)
Argued: 
Monday, April 24, 1995
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 30, 1995
Issues: 
Criminal Procedure, Habeas Corpus

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The Oyez Project, Garlotte v. Fordice, Governor Of Mississippi , 515 U.S. 39 (1995)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1990-1999/1994/1994_94_6790)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Garlotte, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 28 USC 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)

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