Jones v. Whitley, 501 U.S. 1267

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‍of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‍Justice Blackmun and Justice Stevens would grant the application.

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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 the application for stay of execution and the petition for writ of certiorari ‍‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‍and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Case Details

Case Name: Jones v. Whitley

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jul 21, 1991

Citations: 501 U.S. 1267; No. 91-5194 (A-67)

Docket Number: No. 91-5194 (A-67)

Court Abbreviation: U.S.