Burrell v. Louisiana, 498 U.S. 1074

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.;

C. A. 8th Cir.; and

Sup. Ct. Tenn. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-5836, 561 So. 2d 692; No. 90-5851, 301 S. C. 546, 393 S. E. 2d 168; No. 90-6072, 909 F. 2d 1224; No. 90-6318, 797 S. W. 2d 589.

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Dissenting Opinion

Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to my view 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, 231 (1976), I would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Burrell v. Louisiana

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jan 22, 1991

Citations: 498 U.S. 1074; No. 90-5836; No. 90-5851; No. 90-6072; No. 90-6318

Docket Number: No. 90-5836; No. 90-5851; No. 90-6072; No. 90-6318

Court Abbreviation: U.S.