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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	PULLEY, WARDEN v. HARRIS LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 23, 1984
Date Argument	November 07, 1983
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	465 U.S. 37 104 S. Ct. 871 1984 U.S. LEXIS 3 79 L. Ed. 2d 29
Docket	82-1095

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Southern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	State California
Respondent	person convicted of crime

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	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 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist O'Connor special concurrence Stevens dissent Brennan Marshall
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty) FEDERAL STATUTE 28 U.S.C. § 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Burger Blackmun Powell Rehnquist O'Connor special concurrence Stevens dissent Brennan Marshall

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1983-027-01

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