Williams v. Lynaugh

Apr 6, 1987
No. 86-6600 (A-697)
Reporters:
,
Before:
Brennan

Lead Opinion

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‍execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied. ‍‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‍Certiorari denied.





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.