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ANTONE v. DUGGER, SUPERINTENDENT, FLORIDA STATE PRISON, et al. (1984)

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ANTONE v. DUGGER, SUPERINTENDENT, FLORIDA STATE PRISON, et al.
Term: 1983
Important Dates
Decided: January 25, 1984
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunWarren BurgerSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistByron White
Concurring
John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William BrennanThurgood Marshall

ANTONE v. DUGGER, SUPERINTENDENT, FLORIDA STATE PRISON, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 25, 1984.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty (cf. extra legal jury influence, death penalty)
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Florida
  • Citation: 465 U.S. 200
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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