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JOHN JOSEPH ROMANO v. OKLAHOMA (1994)

| JOHN JOSEPH ROMANO v. OKLAHOMA |
|---|
| Term: 1993 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 22, 1994 |
| Decided: June 13, 1994 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
| Concurring |
| Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Dissenting |
| Harry Blackmun • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
JOHN JOSEPH ROMANO v. OKLAHOMA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 13, 1994. The case was argued before the court on March 22, 1994.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma State Trial 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: Oklahoma
- Citation: 512 U.S. 1
- 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: William Rehnquist
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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