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Thompson v. Oklahoma

439 U.S. 1121 Court SCOTUS Decision date 1979-01-15 Docket No. 78-5532 English

Judges with whom Mr. Justice Marshall joins,

Decision Majority (1) · Dissent — Brennan J.

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No. 78-5532.
Thompson v. Oklahoma et al.

C. A. 10th Cir. Certiorari denied.

with whom Mr. Justice Marshall joins,

dissenting.

In this proceeding pursuant to 28 U. S. C. § 2254 , petitioner presents the same questions presented by him in No. 76-5283, cert, denied, 429 U. S. 1053 (1977). For the reasons expressed in my dissent from the denial of certiorari in that case, I would grant the petition for certiorari and reverse the judgment of

Dissent — Brennan J.

p. 1122
the Court of Appeals affirming the dismissal of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

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