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Analysis Case Count
77 (of 7,367 possible records)
Relevant Scope
1975 - 1983
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SCDB_2009_03
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0903-TIETACK-9010
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Case Name
WOODARD, SECRETARY OF CORRECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, et al. v. HUTCHINS
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Date Decision
January 13, 1984
Date Argument
none
Decision Type
per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations
464 U.S. 377
104 S. Ct. 752
1984 U.S. LEXIS 16
78 L. Ed. 2d 541
Docket
A-557
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
North Carolina Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Petitioner
State
North Carolina
Respondent
person convicted of crime
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty)
INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES
28 U.S.C. ยง 1651
Vote Coalition
5 - 4
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
regular concurrence
Burger
Blackmun
Powell
Rehnquist
O'Connor
dissent
Brennan
White
Marshall
Stevens
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1983-019-01
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