McCormick v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States October 15, 1979

McCormick v. Texas, 444 U.S. 919 (1979)

62 L. Ed. 2d 175; 100 S. Ct. 238; 1979 U.S. LEXIS 3438

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.; and

Sup. Ct. Va. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 78-6680, 582 S. W. 2d 786; *920No. 78-6777, 582 S. W. 2d 794; No. 78-6799, 582 S. W. 2d 815; No. 79-5031, 366 So. 2d 1; No. 79-5061, 219 Va. 1091, 254 S. E. 2d 116.

Dissenting Opinion

Me. Justice Brennan and Mr. 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.

Reference

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Status: Published