Selby v. Cook

Supreme Court of the United States August 27, 1987

Selby v. Cook, 483 U.S. 1049 (1987)

108 S. Ct. 13; 56 U.S.L.W. 3194; 97 L. Ed. 2d 812; 1987 U.S. LEXIS 3144

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 *1050and 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.

Opinion of the Court

C. A. 10th Cir. 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: Selby, aka Pierre v. Cook, Warden
Cited By: 15 cases
Status: Published