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Extraction Summary
7
People
4
Organizations
1
Locations
1
Events
2
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Legal memoir / manuscript excerpt / house oversight committee production
File Size:
1.54 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a legal memoir or manuscript (likely by Alan Dershowitz, who argued *Tison v. Arizona*) submitted to the House Oversight Committee. It details the narrator's oral arguments before the Supreme Court on November 3, 1986, defending the Tison brothers against the death penalty by arguing they lacked specific intent to kill. The text recounts interactions with Justice White and mentions a challenge from Justice Scalia.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator (Likely Alan Dershowitz) | Defense Attorney |
Arguing a case before the Supreme Court regarding the Tison brothers.
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| Tison brothers | Defendants/Inmates |
Death row inmates facing execution; subjects of the Supreme Court case.
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| Justice White | Supreme Court Justice |
Author of the Enmund majority opinion; questions the narrator during oral arguments.
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| Antonin Scalia | Supreme Court Justice |
Recently appointed justice who challenged the narrator with a hypothetical case.
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| Gary | Perpetrator |
Individual who tricked the brothers before opening fire.
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| Randy | Perpetrator |
Individual who tricked the brothers before opening fire.
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| Lyons' family | Victims |
Family murdered during the incident.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| State of Arizona |
The prosecution seeking to execute the Tison brothers.
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| Arizona Supreme Court |
Found that the murder was not part of the original plan.
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| Supreme Court of the United States |
Implied venue where Justice White and Justice Scalia are hearing the case.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document via Bates stamp.
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Timeline (1 events)
November 3, 1986
Scheduled hearing of the Tison brothers' case before the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court (implied)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Jurisdiction of the crime and the state seeking execution.
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Relationships (2)
Narrator prepared brief and argument for them.
Key Quotes (4)
"The State of Arizona seeks to execute two young men who it acknowledges lacked the specific intent to kill, and did not, in fact, kill."Source
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Quote #1
"The state concedes that there was no specific intent to kill, and that there was no killing."Source
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Quote #2
"There is no evidence to support a finding for specific intent."Source
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Quote #3
"That's the end of the case. Your Honor, we think that's the end of the case."Source
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Quote #4
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