SUMNER, DIRECTOR, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS, et al. v. SHUMAN (1987) - Ballotpedia

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SUMNER, DIRECTOR, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS, et al. v. SHUMAN

Term: 1986
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1987
Decided: June 22, 1987
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-3
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White

SUMNER, DIRECTOR, NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF PRISONS, et al. v. SHUMAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1987. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1987.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada U.S. District 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: State
Petitioner state: Nevada
Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 483 U.S. 66
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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ 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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