Wood v. Strickland

420 U.S. 308 · Decided February 25, 1975 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Wood v. Strickland was decided on February 25, 1975 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability under civil rights acts” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

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Full case caption

Wood et al. v. Strickland et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1974-051, docket 1974-051-01.

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