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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	MCCLESKEY v. KEMP, SUPERINTENDENT, GEORGIA DIAGNOSTIC AND CLASSIFICATION CENTER LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 22, 1987
Date Argument	October 15, 1986
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	481 U.S. 279 107 S. Ct. 1756 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1817 95 L. Ed. 2d 262
Docket	84-6811

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Georgia Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Petitioner	person convicted of crime
Respondent	State Georgia

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 Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Powell Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia dissent Brennan Marshall Blackmun Stevens
Issue/Legal Provision (2 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	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality White Powell Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia dissent Brennan Marshall Blackmun Stevens

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1986-080-01

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