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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	JAMES v. KENTUCKY LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 18, 1984
Date Argument	February 28, 1984
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	466 U.S. 341 104 S. Ct. 1830 1984 U.S. LEXIS 61 80 L. Ed. 2d 346
Docket	82-6840

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Kentucky
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Kentucky
Petitioner	defendant
Respondent	State Kentucky

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Extra-legal Jury Influences: Jury Instructions (not Necessarily In Criminal Cases)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White Burger Blackmun Powell Stevens O'Connor dissent Rehnquist justice did not participate Marshall
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Self-incrimination (other Than As Pertains To Miranda Or Immunity From Prosecution) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Brennan White Burger Blackmun Powell Stevens O'Connor dissent Rehnquist justice did not participate Marshall

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1983-073-01

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