Flowers v. Mississippi

139 S. Ct. 2228 · Decided June 21, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Flowers v. Mississippi was decided on June 21, 2019 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Extra-legal jury influences, jurors and death penalty” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-9572

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Flowers v. Mississippi

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-050, docket 2018-050-01.

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