Thomas Lee Bean, and v. State of Nevada, And

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 18, 1976

Thomas Lee Bean, and v. State of Nevada, And, 535 F.2d 542 (9th Cir. 1976)

1976 U.S. App. LEXIS 11282

Opinion

ORDER OF AFFIRMANCE

Before CHAMBERS, DUNIWAY and WRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

Following the decision of the Supreme Court in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972), the Nevada Board of Pardons commuted Bean’s death sentence to a life sentence without possibility of parole. We cannot accept Bean’s argument that a life sentence without possibility of parole is a greater punishment than a sentence of death, and we therefore reject his argument that in taking this action the Board was required to afford him the procedural rights described in Morrissey v. Brewer, 408 U.S. 471, 92 S.Ct. 2593, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972).

Other issues raised by Bean in his petition for habeas corpus were thoroughly and correctly answered by the district court’s order denying the writ. Bean v. State of Nevada, 410 F.Supp. 963 (D.Nev. 1975).

Affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name: Thomas Lee BEAN, Petitioner and Appellant, v. STATE OF NEVADA Et Al., Respondents and Appellees
Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published