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Denton v. Hernandez

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 4, 1992No. 90-1846PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

504 U.S. 25 (1992)

DENTON, DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA, et al.

v.

HERNANDEZ

No. 90-1846.

United States Supreme Court.

Argued February 24, 1992.

Decided May 4, 1992.

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

2Opinion of the Court · O'ConnorO'Connor, J.

J., and White, Scalia, Kennedy, Souter, and Thomas, JJ., joined. Stevens, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Blackmun, J., joined, post, p. 35.

James Ching, Supervising Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, George Williamson, Chief Assistant Attorney…

Also in this document: Opinion of the Court · O'Connor; Dissent.

3Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Denton v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  5. Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948

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4Cited by19 opinions

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