Richardson v. Thigpen, 492 U.S. 934

Lead Opinion

C. A. 11th Cir. Application for stay of ‍​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Kennedy, and by him referred to the Court, denied. ‍​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍Certiorari denied.

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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 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: Richardson v. Thigpen

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Aug 17, 1989

Citations: 492 U.S. 934; 110 S. Ct. 17; No. 89-5395 (A-142)

Docket Number: No. 89-5395 (A-142)

Court Abbreviation: U.S.