White v. Texas, 495 U.S. 962

Lead Opinion

*962Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

C. A. 11th ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Cir.;

*963No. 89-6841. No. 89-6875. No. 89-6882. No. 89-7048.

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Cal.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.; and

Sup. Ct. ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Ga. 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 certiorari and ‍​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍vacate the death sentences in these cases.

Case Details

Case Name: White v. Texas

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States

Date Published: May 29, 1990

Citations: 495 U.S. 962; No. 89-6264; No. 89-6814; No. 89-6841; No. 89-6875; No. 89-6882; No. 89-7048

Docket Number: No. 89-6264; No. 89-6814; No. 89-6841; No. 89-6875; No. 89-6882; No. 89-7048

Court Abbreviation: U.S.