Hernandez v. Texas, 500 U.S. 960

Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

C. A. 7th Cir.; and

Ct. Crim. App. Okla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 90-7315, 805 S. W. 2d 409; No. 90-7757, 573 So. 2d 284; No. 90-7882, 805 P. 2d 672.

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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: Hernandez v. Texas

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jun 3, 1991

Citations: 500 U.S. 960; No. 90-7315; No. 90-7757; No. 90-7786; No. 90-7882

Docket Number: No. 90-7315; No. 90-7757; No. 90-7786; No. 90-7882

Court Abbreviation: U.S.