Supreme Court of the United States
Roper v. Weaver
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- Type
- Opinion of the Court
- Per curiam
- Yes — no individual author
- Filed
- May 21, 2007
- Case
- Roper v. Weaver
- Case status
- Decided
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Per Curiam. We granted certiorari in this case, 549 U. S. 1092 (2006), to decide whether the Court of Appeals had exceeded its authority under 28 U. S. C. § 2254(d)(1) by setting aside a capital sentence on the ground that the prosecutor’s closing statement was “unfairly inflammatory.” Weaver v. Bowersox, 438 F. 3d 832, 841 (CA8 2006). Our primary concern was whether the Court of Appeals’ application of the m…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Per curiam | May 21, 2007 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | May 21, 2007 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | May 21, 2007 |