Davis v. Mississippi, 494 U.S. 1074

Lead Opinion

C. A. 11th Cir. 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 certiorari and vacate ‍​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍the death sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Davis v. Mississippi

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Apr 2, 1990

Citations: 494 U.S. 1074; No. 89-6333; No. 89-6477; No. 89-6518; No. 89-6609; No. 89-6624; No. 89-6633; No. 89-6660; No. 89-6822

Docket Number: No. 89-6333; No. 89-6477; No. 89-6518; No. 89-6609; No. 89-6624; No. 89-6633; No. 89-6660; No. 89-6822

Court Abbreviation: U.S.