McDougall v. North Carolina

Supreme Court of the United States
McDougall v. North Carolina, 479 U.S. 870 (1986)
107 S. Ct. 238; 93 L. Ed. 2d 163; 55 U.S.L.W. 3236; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4132

McDougall v. North Carolina

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.

Opinion of the Court

*870Gen. Ct. Justice, Super. Ct. Div., Mecklenburg County, N. C.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Idaho;

*871No. 85-6831. No. 85-6868. No. 85-6890. No. 85-6933. No. 85-6950. No. 85-6958. No. 85-6970. No. 85-7017. No. 85-7026. No. 85-7050. No. 85-7063. No. 85-7070. No. 85-7088. No. 85-7089. No. 85-7141. No. 85-7236. No. 86-106. No. 86-5007. No. 86-5109. No. 86-5127. No. 86-5206. No. 86-5280. No. 86-5300.

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

C. A. 11th Cir.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. N. C.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Nev.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. La.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Ct. Crim. App. Okla.;

Sup. Ct. Ky.;

Sup. Ct. Ga.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.; and

Sup. Ct. Nev. Certio-rari denied. Reported below: No. 85-2027, 101 Nev. 627, 708 P. 2d 289; No. 85-6424, 701 S. W. 2d 868; No. 85-6755, 109 Idaho 766, 710 P. 2d 1202; No. 85-6831, 707 S. W. 2d 23; No. 85-6868, 698 S. W. 2d 154; No. 85-6890, 22 Ohio St. 3d 124, 489 N. E. 2d 795; No. 85-6933, 778 F. 2d 1544; No. 85-6950, 713 P. 2d 1032; No. 85-6958, 484 So. 2d 568; No. 85-6970, 315 N. C. 398, 340 S. E. 2d 673; No. 85-7017, 255 Ga. 565, 340 S. E. 2d 843; No. 85-7026, 706 S. W. 2d 105; No. 85-7050, 255 Ga. 483, 340 S. E. 2d 9; No. 85-7063, 102 Nev. 158, 716 P. 2d 1387; No. 85-7070, 483 So. 2d 564; No. 85-7088, 707 S. W. 2d 365; No. 85-7089, 255 Ga. 588, 340 S. E. 2d 862; No. 85-7141, 483 So. 2d 578; No. 85-7236, 709 S. W. 2d 561; No. 86-106, 486 So. 2d 578; No. 86-5007, 718 P. 2d 354; No. 86-5109, 709 S. W. 2d 414; No. 86-5127, 255 Ga. 598, *872340 S. E. 2d 869; No. 86-5206, 112 Ill. 2d 154, 492 N. E. 2d 1269; No. 86-5300, 101 Nev. 782, 711 P. 2d 856.

Reference

Full Case Name
McDougall v. North Carolina Milligan v. Nevada Anderson v. Texas Fetterly v. Idaho McKay v. Texas Johnson v. Texas Buell v. Ohio Riley v. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections Green v. Oklahoma Echols v. Florida Gladden v. North Carolina Cook v. Georgia Landry v. Texas Beck v. Georgia Crump v. Nevada Byrne v. Louisiana Zeitvogel v. Missouri Davis v. Georgia Ward v. Louisiana O'Guinn v. Tennessee Kelley v. Florida Brewer v. Oklahoma Matthews v. Kentucky Davis v. Georgia Free v. Illinois Laws v. Missouri Gallego v. Nevada
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Published