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Modern Data (1946 - 2017) Legacy Data (1791 - 1945) Analysis Results
Analysis Case Detail
Analysis Specifications Analysis Outcome
Unit of Analysis n/a
Analysis Case Count 77 (of 7,367 possible records)
Relevant Scope 1975 - 1983
Using Data Release SCDB_2009_03
Search Reference Code 0903-TIETACK-9010
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Supreme Court Detail
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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