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Case Name	JAMES A. FORD v. GEORGIA LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 19, 1991
Date Argument	November 06, 1990
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	498 U.S. 411 111 S. Ct. 850 1991 U.S. LEXIS 660 112 L. Ed. 2d 935
Docket	87-6796

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Georgia
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Georgia
Petitioner	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent	State Georgia

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	JUDICIAL POWER Comity: Civil Rights
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Marshall Blackmun Rehnquist Stevens O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Souter

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1990-032-01

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