Supreme Court of the United States, 1988

James v. Butler

James v. Butler
Supreme Court of the United States · Decided June 6, 1988 · Brennan, Marshall
486 U.S. 1046 (United States Reports)

James v. Butler

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

*1046C. A. 5th Cir.;

Ct. App. Mo., Eastern Dist.; and

*1047No. 87-6905.

Sup. Ct. Ill. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 87-6233, 827 F. 2d 1006; No. 87-6869, 741 S. W. 2d 771; No. 87-6905, 119 Ill. 2d 69, 518 N. E. 2d 82.

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