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Otey v. NebraskaOtey v. Nebraska

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 6, 1991
No. 90-8120 (A-907)
Reporters:
,
Before:
Marshall

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Neb. Application for stay of execution ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍of sentence of death, presented to Justice Blackmun, and by him referred to the Court, denied. ‍‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍Certiorari denied.






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: Otey v. Nebraska
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jun 6, 1991
Citations: 501 U.S. 1201; 111 S. Ct. 2279; No. 90-8120 (A-907)
Docket Number: No. 90-8120 (A-907)
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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