Vanwoudenberg v. Oklahoma

Supreme Court of the United States
Vanwoudenberg v. Oklahoma, 479 U.S. 956 (1986)
107 S. Ct. 447; 93 L. Ed. 2d 395; 55 U.S.L.W. 3335; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 4713

Vanwoudenberg v. Oklahoma

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.

Opinion of the Court

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

Reference

Full Case Name
VanWoudenberg v. Oklahoma
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Status
Published