Hovila v. Texas

Jan 22, 1979
No. 78-5198
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certiorari ‍​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‍denied.





Dissenting Opinion

Mr. Justice Brennan and Mr. 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 sentence in this case.