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Analysis Case Count
77 (of 7,367 possible records)
Relevant Scope
1975 - 1978
Using Data Release
SCDB_2009_03
Search Reference Code
0903-TIETACK-9010
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Case Name
PRESNELL v. GEORGIA
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Date Decision
November 06, 1978
Date Argument
none
Decision Type
per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations
439 U.S. 14
99 S. Ct. 235
1978 U.S. LEXIS 139
58 L. Ed. 2d 207
Docket
77-6885
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Georgia
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Supreme Court
Georgia
Petitioner
person convicted of crime
Respondent
State
Georgia
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
Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Vote Coalition
6 - 3
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Stewart
White
Blackmun
Stevens
regular concurrence
Brennan
Marshall
dissent
Burger
Powell
Rehnquist
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1978-004-01
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