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Analysis Case Count
106 (of 7,367 possible records)
Relevant Scope
1954 - 1986
Using Data Release
SCDB_2009_03
Search Reference Code
0903-TIETACK-4785
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Case Name
BUCHANAN v. KENTUCKY
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Date Decision
June 24, 1987
Date Argument
January 12, 1987
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
483 U.S. 402
107 S. Ct. 2906
1987 U.S. LEXIS 2877
97 L. Ed. 2d 336
Docket
85-5348
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Kentucky
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Supreme Court
Kentucky
Petitioner
person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent
State
Kentucky
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 3)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Extra-legal Jury Influences: Jurors And Death Penalty (cf. Cruel And Unusual Punishment)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition
6 - 3
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
White
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
O'Connor
Scalia
dissent
Brennan
Marshall
Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision
(2 of 3)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Extra-legal Jury Influences: Jurors And Death Penalty (cf. Cruel And Unusual Punishment)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition
6 - 3
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
White
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
O'Connor
Scalia
dissent
Brennan
Marshall
Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision
(3 of 3)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Extra-legal Jury Influences: Jurors And Death Penalty (cf. Cruel And Unusual Punishment)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Sixth Amendment (right to counsel)
Vote Coalition
6 - 3
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
White
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
O'Connor
Scalia
dissent
Brennan
Marshall
Stevens
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1986-152-01
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