Russell v. Collins

Sep 18, 1991
No. 91-5845 (A-214)
Reporters:
,
Before:
Marshall

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of ‍​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice Scalia, 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.