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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	J. D. NETHERLAND, WARDEN v. LEM DAVIS TUGGLE LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	September 14, 1995
Date Argument	none
Decision Type	per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations	515 U.S. 951 116 S. Ct. 4 1995 U.S. LEXIS 5206 132 L. Ed. 2d 879
Docket	A-209

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	Virginia Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Petitioner	State Virginia
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)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Rehnquist O'Connor Scalia Kennedy Thomas dissent Stevens Souter Ginsburg Breyer

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1994-093-01

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