Romero v. Collins

Feb 26, 1990
No. 89-6390
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari ‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‍denied.





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 sentence in this case.