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Legal Citation: 476 U.S. 162 (1986)

Petitioner
A. L. Lockhart

Respondent
Ardia V. McCree

Petitioner's Claim
That the removal of prospective jurors who oppose the death penalty is a violation of a defendant's constitutional rights.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
John Steven Clark

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Samuel R. Gross

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
5 May 1986

Decision
That the removal of prospective jurors who oppose capital punishment is not unconstitutional.

Significance
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