Evans v. McCotter, 479 U.S. 1001

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 *1002and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍158, 227, 281 (1976), we would grant the application for stay in order to give the applicant time to file ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍a petition for writ of certiorari and would grant the petition and vacate the death sentence in this case.

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Lead ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍Opinion

Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the ‍‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‍Court, denied.

Justice Blackmun and Justice Stevens would grant the application.

Case Details

Case Name: Evans v. McCotter

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Dec 3, 1986

Citations: 479 U.S. 1001; 107 S. Ct. 615; 93 L. Ed. 2d 612; 55 U.S.L.W. 3410; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 5091; No. A-426

Docket Number: No. A-426

Court Abbreviation: U.S.