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BECK v. ALABAMA (1980)

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BECK v. ALABAMA
Term: 1979
Important Dates
Argued: February 20, 1980
Decided: June 20, 1980
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart
Concurring
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting
William Rehnquist • Byron White

BECK v. ALABAMA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1980. The case was argued before the court on February 20, 1980.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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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: Alabama
  • Citation: 447 U.S. 625
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Paul Stevens

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 liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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