Evans v. Thigpen

Supreme Court of the United States
Evans v. Thigpen, 483 U.S. 1033 (1987)
107 S. Ct. 3278

Evans v. Thigpen

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 5th Cir. Application for stay of execution of sentence of death, presented to Justice White, and by him referred to the Court, denied. Certiorari denied.

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 *1034and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant the application for stay of execution and the petition for writ of certiorari and would vacate the death sentence in this case.

Reference

Full Case Name
Evans v. Thigpen, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of Corrections
Cited By
27 cases
Status
Published