Washington v. Texas

Jun 26, 1989
No. 88-6965 (A-798); No. 88-7010 (A-820); No. 88-7062 (A-982)
Reporters:
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Applications for stays of ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍mandates, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. ‍​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍88-6965, 771 S. W. 2d 537; No. 88-7010, 771 S. W. 2d 523; No. 88-7062, 767 S. W. 2d 711.





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 sentences in these cases.