Mays v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States
Mays v. Texas, 484 U.S. 1079 (1988)

Mays v. Texas

Opinion of the Court

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Ct. Crim. App. Tex.;

C. A. 5th Cir.;

Sup. Ct. S. C.;

Sup. Ct. Ill.;

Sup. Ct. Ohio;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Ala.; and

Sup. Ct. Fla. 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 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.

Reference

Full Case Name
Mays v. Texas Griffin v. Lynaugh, Director, Texas Department of Corrections Macias v. Texas Wilson v. Butler, Warden Drayton v. South Carolina Shurn v. Illinois Stumpf v. Ohio Diaz v. Florida Ford v. Alabama Jennings v. Florida
Status
Published