Phillips v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Phillips v. Texas, 477 U.S. 909 (1986)
106 S. Ct. 3285

Phillips v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 85-6523, 701 S. W. 2d 875; No. 85-6545, 484 So. 2d 1235; No. 85-6696, 702 S. W. 2d 840; No. 85-6963, 705 S. W. 2d 19; No. 85-6974, 474 So. 2d 808.

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

Full Case Name
Phillips, aka Bashir v. Texas James v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Mathenia v. Missouri Jones v. Missouri Peede v. Florida
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Status
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