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Hicks v. Oklahoma

447 U.S. 343 · Decided June 16, 1980 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Hicks v. Oklahoma was decided on June 16, 1980 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, miscellaneous” in the Due Process area.

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Case details

Citations
447 U.S. 343 · 100 S. Ct. 2227 · 65 L. Ed. 2d 175 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 114
Docket number
78-6885
Decided
June 16, 1980
Argued
March 26, 1980
Court era
Burger Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
8–1
Majority opinion
Potter Stewart
Opinion assigned by
Warren E. Burger
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Due Process
Legal provision
Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Type of law
Constitutional amendment
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

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Full case caption

Hicks v. Oklahoma

SCDB identifiers: case 1979-118, docket 1979-118-01.

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