Moore v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States February 21, 1986

Moore v. Texas, 474 U.S. 1113 (1986)

106 S. Ct. 1167; 54 U.S.L.W. 3558; 89 L. Ed. 2d 289; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1280

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied.

Justice Blackmun and Justice Stevens would grant the application for stay. 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 and the petition for writ of certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name: Bobby James Moore v. Texas
Cited By: 43 cases
Status: Published