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Analysis Case Count
77 (of 7,367 possible records)
Relevant Scope
1975 - 1990
Using Data Release
SCDB_2009_03
Search Reference Code
0903-TIETACK-9010
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Case Name
ROBERT LEE SHELL v. MISSISSIPPI
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Date Decision
October 29, 1990
Date Argument
none
Decision Type
per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations
498 U.S. 1
111 S. Ct. 313
1990 U.S. LEXIS 5501
112 L. Ed. 2d 1
Docket
89-7279
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Mississippi
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Supreme Court
Mississippi
Petitioner
person convicted of crime
Respondent
State
Mississippi
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
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
8 - 0
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
White
Marshall
Blackmun
Rehnquist
Stevens
O'Connor
Scalia
Kennedy
justice did not participate
Souter
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
1990-001-01
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