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Sterling v. TexasSterling v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Jun 10, 1991
No. 90-7480; No. 90-7745; No. 90-7770
Reporters:
Before:
Marshall

Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; Sup. ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‍Ct. Cal.; and Sup. Ct. Cal. Certio-rari 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 certiorari and vacate ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‍the death sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: Sterling v. Texas
Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Date Published: Jun 10, 1991
Citations: 501 U.S. 1213; No. 90-7480; No. 90-7745; No. 90-7770
Docket Number: No. 90-7480; No. 90-7745; No. 90-7770
Court Abbreviation: U.S.
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