Harris v. Alabama

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Harris v. Alabama
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Argued December 5, 1994
Decided February 22, 1995
Full case nameHarris v. Alabama
Docket no. 93-7659
Citations513 U.S. 504 ( more )
Argument Oral argument
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens  · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia  · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter  · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg  · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityO'Connor, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer
DissentStevens

Harris v. Alabama, 513 U.S. 504 (1995), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that allowing the judge to impose a death sentence and making the jury recommendation non-binding even when it calls for life imprisonment is constitutional. [1]

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  1. "Harris v. Alabama, 513 U.S. 504 (1995)". Justia Law. Retrieved September 10, 2022.