Roeder v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States November 12, 1985

Roeder v. Texas, 474 U.S. 988 (1985)

106 S. Ct. 396; 54 U.S.L.W. 3329; 88 L. Ed. 2d 349; 1985 U.S. LEXIS 4444

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Certio-rari 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 certiorari and vacate the judgment below so that the court below can determine the sentence, other than death, that may be appropriate.

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Status: Published