Celestine v. Butler, 483 U.S. 1036

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied. ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍Certiorari denied.

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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 the application for stay of execution and the petition for writ of certiorari ‍‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‍and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Celestine v. Butler

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jul 19, 1987

Citations: 483 U.S. 1036; 108 S. Ct. 6; No. 87-5130 (A-56)

Docket Number: No. 87-5130 (A-56)

Court Abbreviation: U.S.