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Bonin v. California
489 U.S. 1091
SCOTUS
1989
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*1 1091 Copeland v. Louisiana. No. 88-5961. Sup. La.; Ct. No. 88-6148. Earvin v. Lynaugh, Director, De- Texas partment of Corrections. C. A. 5th Cir.;

No. 88-6150. Barber v. Texas. Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; No. 88-6203. Matthews v. South Carolina. Sup. Ct. C.; S. Jennings No. 88-6350. v. California. Sup. Ct. Cal.; Johnson v. Tennessee. No. 88-6361. Sup. Tenn.; Ct. No. 88-6365. Bell v. Tennessee. Sup. Tenn.; Ct. No. 88-6393. Aiken, Woomer v. Warden, et al. A. C. 4th Cir.;

No. 88-6424. Zant, Moore v. Warden. 11th C. A. Cir.; No. 88-6530. Holland v. Texas. Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and Stevens Nevada. No. 88-6655. Sup. Ct. Nev. Certio- v. rari Reported 530 So. denied. 88-5961, below: No. 526; 2d 88-6148, No. 623; 757 S. W. 2d 359; 860 F. 2d 88-6150, No. 88-6203, No. 296 379, S. C. 587; 373 S. E'. 2d 88-6350, No. 46 Cal. -963, 3d 475; 762 S. W. 2d 110; 760 P. 2d No. 88-6361, No. 88-6365, 745 S. W. 2d 858 and 759 651; S. W. 2d No. 88- 6393, 856 F. 677; 88-6530, 2d S. No. 761 307; W. 2d No. 88-6655, 104 Nev. 867.

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall, dissenting. to our Adhering views that the death penalty is all in circum- stances cruel and punishment unusual prohibited the by Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg Georgia, v. 153, 428 U. S. 227, 231 (1976), we grant would certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases. Tran v. Lockhart, Director, Arkansas De- No. 88-6012. partment of Correction. C. A. 8th Cir. Certiorari denied.

Justice White took part in no the consideration or decision of petition. this No. 88-6341. Bonin v. California. Sup. Ct. Cal. Certio- rari denied.

Justice Marshall, with whom Justice Brennan joins, dissenting. to my view that

Adhering the penalty death is in all circum- stances cruel and punishment unusual prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg Georgia, v. 153, 428 U. S. (Marshall, (1976) J., dissenting), 231 I would grant petition the for certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case. Even 1092 *2 to resolve petition the grant I view, would this hold not Iif did phase penalty a instruct may trial court a whether question the circumstances the aggravating that conclude you that, “[i]f

jury sen- a impose shall circumstances, you mitigating the outweigh S.U. 488 California, v. Hamilton in stated As I of death.” tence certiorari), of from denial dissenting J., (Marshall, (1989) 1047 indi- the permits instruction an such that doubts grave “I have Consti- that the sentencing determination reliable and vidualized here, it is where, as cases, particularly capital in requires tution jurors’ on limits the stressing remarks prosecutorial with coupled dissent. I Ibid. discretion.” S.U. 488 California, Oring of Bar v. State 87-1224.

No. 590; Valley of Bank National v. et al. Walker 88-893. No. Walker, of Estate of the Iowa, Administrator Moines, Des 1035; 488 U. S. al., et 1050; S. U. 488 Alabama, v. Hooks No. 88-5864. 1032; and City S. U. Tucson, 488 of v. Davis 88-5936. No. Army, Secretary of the Marsh, v. Swenson No. 88-6137. denied. rehearing for Petitions ante, 1025. p. Pipe Illinois Co. v. Line Eastern Panhandle 88-658. No. S. U. 488 Illinois, Attorney of General Hartigan, rel. ex denied. rehearing for petition file to leave for Motion 986. Mo- 996. S. 488 U. Warden, Redman, Hill v. 88-5732. No. Justice denied. rehearing for petition file to leave for tion this of or decision consideration the in part no took Brennan motion. 21, 1989

March King Director, Texas Lynaugh, (A-746). v. 88-6857 No. Tex.; and App. Crim. Ct. Department of Corrections. King Director, Texas Lynaugh, (88-6861). v. A-758 No. for Applications Cir. A. 5th C. Department of Corrections. to Justice death, presented of sentence of execution of stay de- Certiorari Court, denied. the to referred by him White, and

Case Details

Case Name: Bonin v. California
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Mar 20, 1989
Citation: 489 U.S. 1091
Docket Number: 88-6341
Court Abbreviation: SCOTUS
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