Burks v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States June 30, 1980

Burks v. Texas, 448 U.S. 907 (1980)

65 L. Ed. 2d 1136; 100 S. Ct. 3050; 1980 U.S. LEXIS 2470

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. N. C. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 79-5533, 583 S. W. 2d 389; No. 79-6099, 593 S. W. 2d 323; No. 79-6350, 298 N. C. 306, 259 S. E. 2d 510.

Dissenting Opinion

Mr. 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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Cited By: 2 cases
Status: Published