Keeten v. Garrison, 476 U.S. 1145

Lead Opinion

C. A. 4th Cir. Certiorari ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍denied.

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Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting as to petitioner Larry Darnell Williams.

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.

Case Details

Case Name: Keeten v. Garrison

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: May 27, 1986

Citations: 476 U.S. 1145; 106 S. Ct. 2258; 90 L. Ed. 2d 702; 54 U.S.L.W. 3777; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1483; No. 84-6187

Docket Number: No. 84-6187

Court Abbreviation: U.S.