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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	TURNER v. MURRAY, DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 30, 1986
Date Argument	December 12, 1985
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	476 U.S. 28 106 S. Ct. 1683 1986 U.S. LEXIS 148 90 L. Ed. 2d 27
Docket	84-6646

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Virginia Eastern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Petitioner	person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
Respondent	State Virginia

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Extra-legal Jury Influences: Voir Dire (not Necessarily A Criminal Case) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (other provisions)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Blackmun Stevens O'Connor special concurrence Brennan Marshall Burger dissent Powell Rehnquist
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (other provisions)
Vote Coalition	7 - 2
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Blackmun Stevens O'Connor special concurrence Brennan Marshall Burger dissent Powell Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1985-076-01

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