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MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA (1971)
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| MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA |
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| Term: 1970 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 9, 1970 |
| Decided: May 3, 1971 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| Hugo Black |
| Dissenting |
| William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall |
MCGAUTHA v. CALIFORNIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 1971. The case was argued before the court on November 9, 1970.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Extra-legal jury influences: jurors and death penalty (cf. cruel and unusual punishment)
- Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: California
- Citation: 402 U.S. 183
- 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 Harlan II
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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