Supreme Court of the United States, 1988

Rougeau v. Texas

Rougeau v. Texas
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided April 25, 1988 · Brennan, Marshall
485 U.S. 1029 (United States Reports)

Rougeau 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.; C. A. 11th Cir.; and Gen. Ct. Justice, Super. Ct. Div., Robeson County, N. C. Certiorari denied.

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