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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	LOCKETT v. OHIO LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	July 03, 1978
Date Argument	January 17, 1978
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	438 U.S. 586 98 S. Ct. 2954 1978 U.S. LEXIS 133 57 L. Ed. 2d 973
Docket	76-6997

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Ohio
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Ohio
Petitioner	person convicted of crime
Respondent	State Ohio

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 3)	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	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stewart Powell Stevens special concurrence White Marshall Blackmun dissent Rehnquist judgment of the Court Burger justice did not participate Brennan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 3)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stewart Powell Stevens special concurrence White Marshall Blackmun dissent Rehnquist judgment of the Court Burger justice did not participate Brennan
Issue/Legal Provision (3 of 3)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition	7 - 1
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Stewart Powell Stevens special concurrence White Marshall Blackmun dissent Rehnquist judgment of the Court Burger justice did not participate Brennan

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1977-153-01

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