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STANFORD v. KENTUCKY

No. 87-5765.

492 U.S. 361 (1989)

109 S.Ct. 2969

106 L.Ed.2d 306

STANFORD v. KENTUCKY

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 26, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank W. Heft, Jr., argued the cause for petitioner in No. 87-5765. With him on the briefs were J. David Niehaus and Daniel T. Goyette. Nancy A. McKerrow argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner in No. 87-6026.

Frederic J. Cowan, Attorney General of Kentucky, argued the cause for respondent in No. 87-5765. With him on the brief were Elizabeth Ann Myerscough and David A. Smith, Assistant Attorneys General. John M. Morris III, Assistant Attorney General of Missouri, argued the cause for respondent in No. 87-6026. With him on the brief was William L. Webster, Attorney General.†

JUSTICE SCALIA announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, II, III, and IV-A, and an opinion with respect to Parts IV-B and V, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE WHITE, and JUSTICE KENNEDY join.

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