Boyd v. Alabama

Oct 2, 1989
No. 89-5053
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied.

Justice ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‍White would grant certiorari.



Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‍views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‍unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‍S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate ‍​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‍the death sentence in this case.