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Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	MCKINNEY v. ARIZONA LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	February 25, 2020
Date Argument	December 11, 2019
Decision Type	opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations	140 S. Ct. 702 2020 U.S. LEXIS 1363 206 L. Ed. 2d 69
Docket	18-1109

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	State Trial Court Arizona
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	State Supreme Court Arizona
Petitioner	person convicted of crime
Respondent	State Arizona

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)	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 Thomas Roberts Alito Gorsuch Kavanaugh dissent Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor Kagan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Death Penalty (cf. Extra Legal Jury Influence, Death Penalty) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Sixth Amendment (right to trial by jury)
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Thomas Roberts Alito Gorsuch Kavanaugh dissent Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor Kagan

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2019-031-01

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