Thomas v. Jones, 497 U.S. 1042

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: Thomas v. Jones

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: Jul 12, 1990

Citations: 497 U.S. 1042; 111 S. Ct. 1; No. 90-5103 (A-35)

Docket Number: No. 90-5103 (A-35)

Court Abbreviation: U.S.