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Case Name
HUMBERTO LEAL GARCIA, AKA HUMBERTO LEAL v. TEXAS
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Date Decision
July 07, 2011
Date Argument
none
Decision Type
per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations
564 U.S. 940
131 S. Ct. 2866
2011 U.S. LEXIS 5019
180 L. Ed. 2d 872
Docket
11–5001
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
Texas Western U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Petitioner
person convicted of crime
Respondent
State
Texas
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision
(1 of 1)
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)
Vote Coalition
5 - 4
Decision Direction
Conservative
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Scalia
Kennedy
Thomas
Roberts
Alito
dissent
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan
Supreme Court Database Detail
SCDB ID
2010-085-01
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