HARRIS v. REED, WARDEN, et al. (1989)

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HARRIS v. REED, WARDEN, et al.
Term: 1988
Important Dates
Argued: October 12, 1988
Decided: February 22, 1989
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White
Concurring
Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Anthony Kennedy

HARRIS v. REED, WARDEN, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 1989. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1988.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Illinois
  • Citation: 489 U.S. 255
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Harry Blackmun

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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