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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	BARCLAY v. FLORIDA LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	July 06, 1983
Date Argument	March 30, 1983
Decision Type	judgment of the Court (orally argued)
Citations	463 U.S. 939 103 S. Ct. 3418 1983 U.S. LEXIS 111 77 L. Ed. 2d 1134
Docket	81-6908

Lower Court Detail

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

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 Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger O'Connor special concurrence Powell Stevens dissent Brennan Marshall Blackmun judgment of the Court Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1982-161-01

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