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Case Name
WAINWRIGHT, SECRETARY, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v. WITT
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Date Decision
January 21, 1985
Date Argument
October 02, 1984
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
469 U.S. 412
105 S. Ct. 844
1985 U.S. LEXIS 43
83 L. Ed. 2d 841
Docket
83-1427
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Florida Middle U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Petitioner
State
Florida
Respondent
person convicted of crime
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Extra-legal Jury Influences: Jurors And Death Penalty (cf. Cruel And Unusual Punishment)
FEDERAL STATUTE
28 U.S.C. § 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)
Vote Coalition
7 - 2
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
White
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
O'Connor
special concurrence
Stevens
dissent
Brennan
Marshall
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1984-024-01
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