Supreme Court of the United States, 1986

Williams v. Texas

Williams v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided January 27, 1986 · Brennan, Marshall
474 U.S. 1110; 106 S. Ct. 897 (United States Reports)

Williams v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death scheduled for February 18, 1986, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied. 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 certiorari and vacate the death sentence in this case.

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