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Siebert v. AlabamaSiebert v. Alabama

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 28, 1990
89-7528
Reporters:
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Before:
Brennan, Marshall

June 28, 1990. Denied.

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, 96 S.Ct. 2909, 2950, 2973, 49 L.Ed.2d 859 (1976), we would ‍‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‍grant certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Danial Siebert v. Alabama
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jun 28, 1990
Citations: 497 U.S. 1032; 110 S. Ct. 3297; 111 L. Ed. 2d 806; 58 U.S.L.W. 3836; 1990 U.S. LEXIS 3644; 89-7528
Docket Number: 89-7528
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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