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MALENG, KING COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, et al. v. COOK (1989)

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MALENG, KING COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, et al. v. COOK
Term: 1988
Important Dates
Argued: March 27, 1989
Decided: May 15, 1989
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanAnthony KennedyThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensByron White

MALENG, KING COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, et al. v. COOK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1989. The case was argued before the court on March 27, 1989.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Washington Western 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: Washington
  • Citation: 490 U.S. 488
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • 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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