Supreme Court of the United States, 1987

Duhamel v. Texas

Duhamel v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided March 9, 1987 · Brennan, Marshall
480 U.S. 926 (United States Reports)

Duhamel v. Texas

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

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

Sup. Ct. Mo.; and

Sup. Ct. Ala. Certio-rari denied.

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