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Case Name
DOUGLAS MCARTHUR BUCHANAN, JR. v. RONALD J. ANGELONE, DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al.
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Date Decision
January 21, 1998
Date Argument
November 03, 1997
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
522 U.S. 269
118 S. Ct. 757
1998 U.S. LEXIS 638
139 L. Ed. 2d 702
Docket
96-8400
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Virginia Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Petitioner
person convicted of crime
Respondent
State
Virginia
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)
Vote Coalition
6 - 3
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Rehnquist
O'Connor
Kennedy
Souter
Thomas
regular concurrence
Scalia
dissent
Stevens
Ginsburg
Breyer
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1997-018-01
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