Pierce v. Texas, 496 U.S. 912

Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 89-6716, 777 S. W. 2d 399; No. 89-7146, 555 So. 2d 215.

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Dissenting Opinion

Justice Brennan and 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 sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Pierce v. Texas

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jun 4, 1990

Citations: 496 U.S. 912; No. 89-6716; No. 89-7146

Docket Number: No. 89-6716; No. 89-7146

Court Abbreviation: U.S.