Johnson v. Lynaugh

Supreme Court of the United States June 23, 1987

Johnson v. Lynaugh, 483 U.S. 1013 (1987)

Application, Brennan, Consideration, Marshall, Took

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 of execution in order to give the applicant time to file a petition for writ of certiorari and would grant the petition and vacate the death sentence in this case.

Opinion of the Court

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

Justice O’Connor took no part in the consideration or decision of this application.

Reference

Full Case Name: Johnson v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections
Status: Published