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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	HENSLEY v. MUNICIPAL COURT, SAN JOSE-MILPITAS JUDICIAL DISTRICT, SANTA CLARA COUNTY LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	April 18, 1973
Date Argument	January 15, 1973
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	411 U.S. 345 93 S. Ct. 1571 1973 U.S. LEXIS 81 36 L. Ed. 2d 294
Docket	71-1428

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	person convicted of crime
Respondent	court or judicial district California

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Habeas Corpus FEDERAL STATUTE 28 U.S.C. § 2241-2255 (habeas corpus)
Vote Coalition	6 - 3
Decision Direction	Liberal
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Douglas Brennan Stewart White Marshall special concurrence Blackmun dissent Burger Powell Rehnquist

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

1972-097-01

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