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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	OHIO ADULT PAROLE AUTHORITY, et al. v. EUGENE WOODARD LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	March 25, 1998
Date Argument	December 10, 1997
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	523 U.S. 272 118 S. Ct. 1244 1998 U.S. LEXIS 2130 140 L. Ed. 2d 387
Docket	96-1769

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Ohio Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Petitioner	state commission, board, committee, or authority Ohio
Respondent	person convicted of crime

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	DUE PROCESS Due Process: Prisoners' Rights And Defendants' Rights CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	9 - 0
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia Kennedy Thomas regular concurrence O'Connor Souter Ginsburg Breyer special concurrence Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	DUE PROCESS Due Process: Prisoners' Rights And Defendants' Rights CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fifth Amendment (self-incrimination)
Vote Coalition	8 - 1
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist Scalia Kennedy Thomas regular concurrence O'Connor Souter Ginsburg Breyer dissent Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1997-046-01

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