Supreme Court of the United States
Roper v. Weaver
This writing
- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- May 21, 2007
- Case
- Roper v. Weaver
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Scalia, with whom Justice Thomas and Justice Alito join, dissenting. The Eighth Circuit held in this case that the Missouri Supreme Court had unreasonably applied clearly established precedent of this Court in concluding that certain statements made by the prosecutor during the penalty phase of respondent’s capital trial did not rise to the level of a due process violation.…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Per curiam | May 21, 2007 |
| Opinion | Per curiam | May 21, 2007 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | May 21, 2007 |