Buxton v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States June 16, 1986

Buxton v. Texas, 476 U.S. 1189 (1986)

54 U.S.L.W. 3824; 106 S. Ct. 2929; 91 L. Ed. 2d 556; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 1375

Brennan, Marshall

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.; and

Sup. Ct. Ind. 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 sentences in these cases.

Reference

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Status: Published