Barefoot v. Estelle

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1983-07-06

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Justice Stevens, concurring in the judgment. For the reasons stated in Parts I and II of Justice Marshall’s dissenting opinion, I agree that the Court of Appeals made a serious procedural error in this case. Nevertheless, since this Court has now reviewed the merits of petitioner’s appeal, and since I agree with the ultimate conclusion that the judgment of the District Court must be affirmed, I join the Cou…

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